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The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) has informed the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of changes in its membership. New members such as Wider Security LLC and Comark LLC have joined, while companies like Decisive Analytics Corp. and Saltenna LLC have left the consortium. These notifications align with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, helping limit antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages in specific situations. Despite the changes, membership remains open, and additional notifications are expected to be filed.

The 1EdTech Consortium, Inc. has submitted updates to 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. Several institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Swedish National Agency for Education, have joined the group, while some others have withdrawn. This act allows antitrust plaintiffs to only claim actual damages in specific situations. The Consortium will continue to share membership updates to keep the records current.

The Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. has made changes to its membership, as disclosed in a filing under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The group added Skyline Smart Homes of Happy Valley, OR, while several companies from Taiwan, the United States, Germany, Japan, and the Netherlands withdrew. Some members have also updated their names, and previous filing errors have been corrected, including recognition of new members who joined on various dates. The organization plans to continue updating its membership details with the authorities.

The Resilient Infrastructure + Secure Energy Consortium (RISE) has made changes to its membership, as disclosed in a notification filed with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on January 6, 2025. The filing aims to extend certain legal protections related to antitrust recovery. Newly added members include companies from various locations such as Canada, Utah, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Membership in RISE remains open, and future changes will be reported accordingly.

The R Consortium, Inc. has announced changes in its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 by adding Sanofi from France to its group. This announcement aims to extend legal provisions that limit financial recovery by antitrust plaintiffs in certain situations. The R Consortium continues to keep its membership open and plans to disclose any future changes. Previously, a similar membership update was noted in September 2024 and published in the Federal Register the following month.

TM Forum, a non-profit organization, submitted notifications to the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership. Several companies joined the forum, such as Yettel Hungary and Consumer Cellular, Inc., while others like 2Degrees Mobile, Ltd. and University Belgrade have left. Additionally, some existing members have updated their company names. Membership in the forum remains open, and they plan to notify of any further changes.

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has announced changes in the membership of the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This notice, filed on January 6, 2025, allows for the extension of limitations on antitrust plaintiffs' recoveries against consortium members. The recent additions include a variety of organizations, from AccelerMED LLC in Minnesota to Zeteo Tech, Inc. in Maryland. The group remains open to new members, and MTEC will continue to update the membership as necessary.

The Rust Foundation has updated its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. As of January 8, 2025, Adorsys Ireland Ltd. from Dublin, Ireland, joined the group while Shopify Inc. from Ottawa, Canada, has left. There have been no other changes in the group’s membership or its planned research activities, and the membership remains open. This change was filed with both the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission and is intended to limit antitrust plaintiff recoveries to actual damages in certain situations.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission regarding updates to its standards development activities, in compliance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This submission aims to extend the Act's protection which limits antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under certain conditions. The NFPA's standards and related activities are publicly available on their website. Previous notifications and updates have been regularly published in the Federal Register.

The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics) has submitted a notice under a specific U.S. law to update its membership, adding the Universal Thin Film Lab Corporation and the Regents of the University of California Irvine to their group. This notice, filed as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, helps limit the recovery of damages in antitrust lawsuits to actual damages for certain cases. AIM Photonics remains open to new members and will continue to update its membership list as changes occur. This latest filing was made to the Department of Justice and published in the Federal Register.