FGTL a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, manages all aspects of intellectual property for Ford and its brands (i.e. Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo.)

Our intellectual property portfolio includes: patented product and manufacturing technologies, non-patented technologies such as technical specifications and designs, engineering and test data, technical assistance, know-how, trade secrets, manufacturing methods, copyrights, software, industrial registrations, mask works, and the likes, business methods, and other proprietary rights.

The Technology Commercialization (TC) Team of FGTL markets and licenses select technologies and other intellectual property rights of Ford and its brands to other companies for use both inside and outside of the automotive industry. We lead efforts within and across organizations with Ford and its brands to strategically license, leverage, and commercialize our intellectual property.

Visit our Featured Technology webpage for in-depth descriptions Ford Motor Company's most innovative technologies, now openly available for licensing. These technologies are just a few of the many technologies that signify our commitment to technological innovation that are available for licensing.

Also, please visit our 2007 Research and Technology Report published in January 2007 from Ford's Research and Advanced Engineering organization. This report highlights some of our latest and most exciting technological innovations and the people behind them. A number of the technologies featured in this report are also available for licensing.

For additional information and/or to inquire about our vast array of technologies that you may be interested in licensing, please contact:

Christopher A. Danowski
Director, Technology Commercialization
Ford Global Technologies, LLC
330 Town Center Drive
Suite 800, Fairlane Plaza South
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Email: cdanowsk@ford.com
Office: (313) 390-9453
Fax: (313) 322-7162
Cell: (313) 574-0951