As a global, independent family-owned company in Germany, FESTO has become the performance leader in its industry over the last 50 years, thanks to its innovations in all areas of factory and process automation technology. To develop and deliver this innovations, the protection of the intellectual property is one of the major goals within the company. To do so, Digital Rights Management (DRM) was implemented many years ago and is constantly improved and adapted to current and future needs. The presented case study shows our implementation scenario including an outlook regarding Cloud-relevant DRM challenges.