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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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

UHD Alliance, Inc. submitted notifications to the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission on December 10, 2020, about changes in its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The changes include adding Fengmi (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. from China as a new member, while Charter Communications, Technicolor SA, and Westinghouse Electronics have left the group. The purpose of these notifications is to ensure that the group’s antitrust protections continue, limiting the recovery of damages by antitrust plaintiffs. The group remains open to new members and will continue to update the authorities on any further changes in membership.

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.

ASTM International has informed the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of changes in its standards development activities under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. By doing this, ASTM aims to limit the antitrust actions against it to only actual damage recoveries, in certain conditions. This recent update follows previous notifications, with the latest filed on September 25, 2024, and includes ongoing work items begun between September 9, 2024, and December 20, 2024. A detailed list of these activities can be found on ASTM's website.

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.