Benchmarking our work in the industry SciTech Patent Art participated in a benchmarking study conducted by a global automobile manufacturing company.   Client: A global automotive manufacturing company. Business Context: Client has an extensive Intellectual Property portfolio and has continued interest in protecting their research activities. Client conducts a due diligence to identify a partner to assist them in protecting their research activities. Client shortlisted several global firms to participate in their due diligence effort, SciTech Patent Art (SPA) was one among them. Client’s objective was to select a patent research firm to serve their needs. SPA Approach: Client conducts several iterations of pilot projects to evaluate capabilities of these firms. SPA worked on these pilot projects deploying subject experts, working systematically and meticulously to produce the requisite report. Turnaround Time: Each project was completed within a period of one week. Results: Client’s requirements revolved around quality; turn around, subject matter expertise, competitive cost, workflow process and detail oriented, which was met by SPA. SPA continues to be an IP service provider to the client for the past 5 years.