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  • 2025-01701 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8153
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe) notified the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission about changes to its membership. This notification, dated October 11, 2024, includes the addition of Alaska Range Resources, LLC, from Palmer, AK, and Orojo Resources USA, LLC, from Cleveland, GA, as new members of the consortium. The purpose of these filings is to limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under specific conditions. CREaTe plans to continue updating its membership changes as they occur.

    Simple Explanation

    The Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe) added two new companies to their group, and they told the government about it because of special rules that help protect fair competition. These rules make sure that if someone takes them to court for unfair practices, they only have to pay for the actual harm caused, not any extra penalties.

  • 2025-03659 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCommons Association
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11550
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department announced that the MLCommons Association filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership. The updates, made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, allow for certain legal protections against antitrust damages. New members have joined the group, including companies and individual members from various countries, while other organizations have withdrawn their membership. The group remains open to new members, and MLCommons will continue to report any future changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Justice Department tells everyone that a group called MLCommons has new friends joining and some old ones leaving, and they've told the right people about it so they follow the rules.

  • 2024-30403 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104208
    Reading Time:about 9 minutes

    The Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV) has filed notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in their membership, following the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This move intends to ensure that antitrust plaintiffs can only recover actual damages in certain cases. The update lists several new organizations from various countries, including Australia, the United States, and Germany, joining the RRPV. There are no changes to the group's activities, and further membership updates are expected.

    Simple Explanation

    The Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle is a group that works together on certain projects and tells the government when new members join. They've recently added some new helpers from around the world, but they didn't say much else about what each new member will do.

  • 2025-03204 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Information Warfare Research Project Consortium
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 10948
    Reading Time:about 5 minutes

    The Information Warfare Research Project Consortium (IWRP) has informed the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Some companies, such as Advanced Computer Concepts, Inc., have joined the consortium, while others, like Addx Corp., have withdrawn. The changes aim to ensure that any possible damages from antitrust lawsuits are limited to actual damages within specific contexts. IWRP's membership remains open, and they plan to keep updating the authorities on any further changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Information Warfare Research Project Consortium is a group of companies working together, and they told the government about who joined or left their group. This helps keep everything fair and makes sure nobody is doing anything sneaky with competition rules.

  • 2024-30412 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-UHD Alliance
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 104209
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The UHD Alliance, Inc. has filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to disclose a change in its membership, specifically adding TTE Corporation from Shenzhen, China, as a new member. This filing is made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to limit antitrust damages under certain conditions. The UHD Alliance stated that no other membership or activity changes have been made, and they plan to continue filing updates. The Department of Justice has published previous notices related to these notifications in the Federal Register.

    Simple Explanation

    The UHD Alliance added a new friend, TTE Corporation, to their group, and they told the grown-ups in charge (like the police for businesses) to make sure everything is fair and okay.

  • 2025-03655 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Petroleum Environmental Research Forum
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11550
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum (PERF) filed a notice with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership, specifically adding Arcadis U.S., Inc from Highlands Ranch, CO, as a new member. This filing is in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, which limits antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages in certain cases. There are no other changes to the membership or activities of PERF, but the group plans to continue updating its membership filings in the future.

    Simple Explanation

    The Petroleum Environmental Research Forum is telling everyone that Arcadis U.S., Inc has joined them as a new friend, which helps follow special rules to keep everything fair when working together.

  • 2024-28197 — Notice Pursuant To the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Medical CBRN Defense Consortium
    Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 95237
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) has updated its membership by adding AIVOT Robotics, Inc., Appili Therapeutics USA, Inc., READDI, Inc., Scorpius BioManufacturing, Inc., Shionogi, and VeriSIM, Inc., while QuickSilver Analytics, Inc. and World Wide Technology, LLC have withdrawn. This change was filed in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which aims to limit the recovery of antitrust damages. The MCDC's membership remains open, with plans to file further notifications of any changes. The Department of Justice has previously published details of such notifications in the Federal Register.

    Simple Explanation

    The Medical CBRN Defense Consortium is like a team working to protect against chemical, biological, and other dangers. They've got new team members, like some companies joining, and a couple leaving, and this change helps them work together better under special rules that make sure they don't get in too much trouble if they accidentally break any competition laws.

  • 2021-02930 — Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9375
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) has submitted new notifications under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. These notifications, filed on January 11, 2021, aim to limit the recovery of antitrust damages by disclosing changes to IEEE's standards development activities. Specifically, 25 new standards are being initiated and 21 existing ones revised, with more information available on the IEEE website. This process is supported by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, continuing a practice that began with an initial filing on September 17, 2004.

    Simple Explanation

    The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is making some updates to their rules for creating and changing technology standards, and they told the government about it because of a law that helps stop unfair business practices.

  • 2021-02945 — Notice Pursuant to The National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Space Enterprise Consortium
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9374
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) has filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about new and withdrawn members of its group, under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Businesses such as 202 Group, LLC and Adaptive Optics Associates, Inc., have joined, while Alliance Technology Group and others have left the venture. These changes limit antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages in specific contexts. The documentation continues a process started in 2018, with planned updates on future membership changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Space Enterprise Consortium is a group that works on space projects, and they just told the government about new businesses joining and others leaving their group. This means if there are any problems with their work, people can only ask for certain kinds of money in court.