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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.

The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA), under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, has updated its membership, as disclosed in a notice to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. Panasonic Automotive Systems, located in Yokohama, Japan, has joined the association, while several companies, including Almedio Inc. and Sharp North Malaysia, have withdrawn. There are no other changes in the group's activity or membership, and the association plans to continue updating on any further changes. The last public notice regarding membership was published on June 21, 2024.

The Defense Industrial Based Consortium (DIBC) has filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to disclose changes in its membership, pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Several companies have been added as new members, including 5N Plus Semiconductors and Blue Origin Florida LLC, while some companies like Global Circuit Innovations, Inc. have withdrawn. No other changes have been made to the group's activities, and DIBC keeps the membership open for future updates. The Department of Justice had previously published similar notices in the Federal Register.

PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to report changes in its membership as part of a research project under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Five members, including companies from Germany, Japan, Tennessee, and California, have left the group. Despite these changes, PXI Systems plans to continue its work and will update membership changes as needed. The project remains open to new members, and the last notification was made in August 2024.

The Open Grid Alliance, Inc. (OGA) has updated its membership details, in line with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notification, filed on October 11, 2024, indicates that Deutsche Telekom AG has withdrawn from the group. No other changes have occurred, and the group remains open to new members. Previous notifications about membership changes were also documented in the Federal Register on several occasions.

The Bytecode Alliance Foundation has informed the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of changes in its membership as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Specifically, companies such as Red Hat Inc., Broadcom Inc., Liquid Reply GmbH, and Cisco Systems Inc. have exited the group. Despite these changes, the membership remains open, and the Foundation plans to update future membership changes. This filing intends to extend the Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiff's recovery to actual damages under certain conditions.

The National Advanced Mobility Consortium, Inc. (NAMC) has submitted a notification under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act, detailing changes in its membership. This filing limits antitrust plaintiffs to recover only actual damages under certain conditions. New members have joined NAMC, while some members have withdrawn from the group. NAMC's membership will continue to change, and it will keep notifying the relevant authorities about these changes.

The Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC) has updated the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership. New members include various companies and institutions like Amaero Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University. These notifications are part of a process to limit the amount antitrust plaintiffs can recover in certain legal circumstances. MSTIC remains open to new members and will continue to report changes as they occur.

Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. submitted notifications to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission on October 4, 2024, about changes in its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. New members of the alliance include companies from the US, Hungary, Denmark, Taiwan, Germany, and Canada, while some companies from Hong Kong, Norway, and Slovenia have withdrawn. The filing is meant to extend protections under the law that limit the recovery of damages by antitrust plaintiffs. The last notification was submitted on July 15, 2024, and published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2024.