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The Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) has reported changes in its membership to both the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This filing intends to continue limiting antitrust plaintiffs to only actual damages in certain situations. New members added to the consortium include Defense Operations & Executions Solutions, Inc. from Florida, Systems & Technology Research from Massachusetts, and The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. The group remains open for more members, and further changes in membership will be reported.

Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. has filed a notification with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes to its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. New members, including companies from Malaysia, Hungary, and Canada, have joined, while members from Russia, the U.S., and several European countries have left. Some existing members, such as Bluesalve Partners and U-tec Group, have changed their names. The alliance will continue to report any further membership changes.

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 Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium (BioMaP-Consortium) has filed notifications regarding changes in its membership with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. This was done under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which helps limit the damages antitrust plaintiffs can recover under certain conditions. Several new companies and organizations have joined the consortium, but no other changes have been made to its membership or planned activities. The consortium intends to continue updating its membership changes as they occur.

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.

The Southwest Research Institute's Cooperative Research Group on Numerical Propulsion System Simulation (NPSS) has reported a change in membership. Solar Turbines, Inc. from Houston, TX, has joined the group. The group, which is still accepting new members, submitted this update under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, aiming to limit antitrust damage recovery. The most recent notifications before this were filed on May 31, 2024, and noted in the Federal Register on September 12, 2024.

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 Rust Foundation has submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the FTC about changes in its membership concerning a group research project under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. Specifically, SixtyFPS GmbH and Watchful Inc. have withdrawn from the project. The project's membership remains open, and the Rust Foundation will continue to update the authorities about any changes. This notice also mentions previous notifications and filings made under the Act.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) submitted notifications to the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission on January 24, 2025, updating its standards development and related activities. This filing aims to limit antitrust plaintiffs to recovering only actual damages under certain conditions, as allowed by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The last such notification from NFPA was made on October 21, 2024, and earlier notices were published in the Federal Register. All information about NFPA's activities can be found at their website, nfpa.org.

The Defense Electronics Consortium (DEC) has added Menlo Microsystems, Inc. to its group as part of a venture under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This change was formally reported on October 11, 2024, to limit antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under certain conditions. Membership in the consortium remains open, and DEC plans to continue updating the authorities about future membership changes. Previously, DEC made a similar notification on July 1, 2024, with the last notice about it being published on September 26, 2024.