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The notice announces that on October 1, 2024, the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) group updated its membership details by adding several new companies. This update was filed with the Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act to potentially limit damages in antitrust lawsuits. The group plans to continue accepting new members and will disclose further changes as they occur. The Justice Department had previously published similar updates in the Federal Register, with the most recent one on September 26, 2024.

ASTM International has notified the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission of updates to its standards development work, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice is intended to keep the provisions of the Act, which limit the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs, applicable under certain situations. The recent activities by ASTM occurred between September 22, 2020, and December 14, 2020, and were reported as Work Items. More details about these activities can be found on ASTM’s website.

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.

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.

MLCommons Association has informed the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission about changes in its membership, as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. New members joining the venture include SAS Multi Meta Multiverse and several individuals from various global locations, while some companies such as EDGECORTIX INC. and OMOIKANE A.I. Ltd. have withdrawn. The group's planned activities remain unchanged, and membership is still open. MLCommons previously filed similar notifications in September 2020 and December 2024.

The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division announced that TM Forum, a non-profit corporation, has made changes to its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Several new members, including companies from India, Indonesia, and the United States, have joined the Forum, while others from countries like New Zealand and Panama have withdrawn. Certain existing members have also changed their names. The document indicates that the Forum will continue to update its membership information as needed and will notify relevant authorities accordingly.

On November 12, 2024, the Cooperative Research Group Advanced Fluids for Electrified Vehicles 2 (AFEV2) filed notifications with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The filings included information about the members of the venture, such as Afton Chemical Corporation, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company, and Toyota Motor Company, among others. The aim of AFEV2 is to investigate how electric vehicle fluids are affected during use in order to improve and optimize electric vehicle powertrains. This action seeks to limit the legal recoveries of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages in certain conditions.

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.

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.

The document is a notice from the Department of Justice about changes in the membership of the MLCommons Association, filed according to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. New members from various locations, including companies and individuals from the United States, Taiwan, France, the United Kingdom, and Korea, have joined this group research project. The aim of the notification is to ensure that if any antitrust issues arise, damages will be limited to actual damages under certain conditions. The notice also mentions that MLCommons plans to continue updating its membership status as necessary.