Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Robotics Technology Consortium, Inc., 34067-34068 [2012-13992]
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antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Microsoft Corporation,
Redmond, WA; MIT Lincoln Laboratory,
Lexington, MA; and Stevens Institute,
Hoboken, NJ, have withdrawn as parties
to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and NCOIC
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On November 19, 2004, NCOIC filed
its original notification pursuant to
Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
of Justice published a notice in the
Federal Register pursuant to Section
6(b) of the Act on February 2, 2005 (70
FR 5486).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 16, 2012. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 15, 2012 (77 FR 15394).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—National Warheads and
Energetics Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on May 7,
2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Warheads
and Energetics Consortium (‘‘NWEC’’)
has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, 21 CT, Inc., Austin, TX;
Cerebrus Corporation, Morris Plains, NJ;
Conax Florida Corporation, St.
Petersburg, FL; Cyber Research, Inc.,
Belle Mead, NJ; Cybernet Systems
Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI; DRS ICAS,
LLC, Buffalo, NY; ENIG Associates, Inc.,
Bethesda, MD; FIRST RF Corporation,
Boulder, CO; HEM Technologies,
Lubbock, TX; Intelligent Automation,
Inc., Rockville, MD; John Hopkins
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University Applied Physics Laboratory
LLC, Laurel, MD; Lumimove, Inc., (dba
Crosslink), St. Louis, MO; Materials &
Electrochemical Research (MER)
Corporation, Tucson, AZ; MBDA Inc.,
Arlington, VA; Meggitt Defense Systems
Inc., Irvine, CA; Monte Sano Research
Corporation, Huntsville, AL; Prototype
Productions, Inc., Ashburn, VA; R.
Stresau Laboratory, Inc. (dba Stresau
Laboratory, Inc.), Spooner, WI; Stanley
Associates, Inc., Huntsville, AL; Surface
Optics Corporation, San Diego, CA; The
ENSER Corporation, Pinellas Park, FL;
and Triton Systems, Inc., Chelmsford,
MA, have been added as parties to this
venture.
Also, ADEX Machining Technologies,
Greenville, SC; CarboMet, LLC,
Morristown, NJ; Directed Energy
Technologies, Inc., Sumerduck, VA;
EFW Inc., Fort Worth, TX; El Dorado
Engineering, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT;
Mayflower Communications Company,
Inc., Burlington, MA; Mecar USA Inc.,
Marshall, TX; Miltec Machining, Inc.,
Pensacola, FL; and Stevens Institute of
Technology, Hoboken, NJ, have
withdrawn as parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and NWEC
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On May 2, 2000, NWEC filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on June 30, 2000 (65 FR 40693).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on February 23, 2012. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 15, 2012 (77 FR 15394).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Robotics Technology
Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April
30, 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Robotics Technology
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Consortium, Inc. (‘‘RTC’’) has filed
written notifications simultaneously
with the Attorney General and the
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
changes in its membership. The
notifications were filed for the purpose
of extending the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances. Specifically,
Baum Romstedt Technology Research
Corp (BRTRC), Fairfax, VA; Dezudio,
LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; Kairos Autonomi,
Sandy, UT; Kicker Studio, LLC, San
Francisco, CA; John H. Northrop &
Associates, Inc., Burke, VA; Pratt &
Miller Engineering, New Hudson, MI;
and rChordata, LLC, Charlotte, NC, have
been added as parties to this venture.
Also, Alliant Techsystems, Inc.,
Minneapolis, MN; American Android
Corp., Princeton, NJ; API Defense, Inc.,
Windber, PA; ATI Industrial
Automation, Apex, NC; BBN
Technologies Corp., Cambridge, MA;
BioRobots, LLC, Cleveland, OH; Defense
Research Associates Inc., Beavercreek,
OH; Elbit Systems of America, LLC, Ft.
Worth, TX; Great Lakes Sound &
Vibration, Inc. (GLSV), Houghton, MI;
Integration Innovation Inc., Huntsville,
AL; John H. Northrop & Associates, Inc.,
Burke, VA; Lithos Robotics Corporation,
Amherst, NY; Mechatron Inc.,
Somerville, MA; Mercedes-Benz
Research & Development North
America, Inc., Palo Alto, CA; Oakland
University, Rochester, MI; Robotics
Research Corporation, Cincinnati, OH;
Square One Systems Design, Inc.,
Jackson, WY; The Boeing Company,
Seattle, WA; The George Washington
University, Washington, DC; University
of Southern California, Marina del Rey,
CA; Valde Systems, Inc., Nashua, NH;
and Virtus Advanced Sensors,
Pittsburgh, PA, have withdrawn as
parties from this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and RTC intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On October 15, 2009, RTC filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on November 30, 2009 (74 FR
62599).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on November 22, 2011.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
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Act on December 21, 2011 (76 FR
79218).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Secure Content Storage
Association, LLC
Notice is hereby given that, on May 3,
2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the Secure Content
Storage Association, LLC (‘‘SCSA’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing (1) the identities
of the parties to the venture and (2) the
nature and objectives of the venture.
The notifications were filed for the
purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions
limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under
specified circumstances.
Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act,
the identities of the parties to the
venture are: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Inc., Burbank, CA; Twentieth Century
Fox Innovations, Inc., Los Angeles, CA;
SanDisk Corporation, Milpitas, CA; and
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.,
Irvine, CA.
The general area of SCSA’s planned
activity is to develop, acquire, own,
license and promote technology to
facilitate the distribution, use and sale
of digital content while allowing
content owners to prevent the
unauthorized interception, copying and
redistribution of that content. This
technology will include, but is not
necessarily limited to, methods for data
encryption, encrypting key
management, encryption renewability,
and forensic tracing (the ‘‘Technology’’).
The parties anticipate the relevant
content will be valuable commercial
content protected by copyrights and
other intellectual property rights. The
Technology is intended to interact with
other suitable content protection
technologies in order to promote the
flexible use of such content by
consumers while continuing to maintain
appropriate security. Through a limited
liability corporation formed by the
parties or their affiliates, the parties will
promote and license the Technology to
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facilitate broad adoption and enable
new lines of business in affected
industries.
In furtherance of the purposes stated
above, the parties and their affiliates
may, among other things, engage in
theoretical analysis; experimentation;
systematic study; research;
development; testing; extension of
investigative findings or theories of a
scientific or technical nature into
practical application for experimental
and demonstration purposes; collection,
exchange and analysis of research or
production information; solicitation
from industry of feedback on
specifications and licenses; develop,
publish and license specifications
pertaining to the protection of high
value digital content on a variety of
consumer devices; enter into agreements
to carry out the objectives of the parties;
establish and operate facilities in the
United States for conducting such
venture; conduct such venture on a
protected and proprietary basis;
prosecute applications for patents and
grant licenses for the results of such
venture; and any combination of these
activities.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—National Center for
Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April
30, 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Center for
Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (‘‘NCMS’’)
has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, ACE Clearwater
Enterprises, Torrance, CA; Autodesk,
Inc., San Rafael, CA; Chicago Coatings
Group, Skokie, IL; Ciara Technologies,
St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada; The
Columbia Group, Inc., Washington, DC;
Consumers Energy Company, Midland,
MI; Curtiss-Wright Surface
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Technologies, Paramus, NJ; Fraunhofer
USA, Inc., Plymouth, MI; Goodrich
Corporation, Brecksville, OH; ParkerHannifin Corporation, Machesney Park,
IL; Perfect Point, Inc., Huntington
Beach, CA; and Roush Industries, Inc.,
Livonia, MI, have been added as parties
to this venture.
Also, adapt laser systems, LLC,
Kansas City, MO; Advanced Processing
Technologies (AVPRO), Norman, OK;
Anglicotech LLC, Alpharetta, GA;
Assembly Guidance Systems, Inc.,
Chelmsford, MA; Concurrent
Technologies Corporation, Johnstown,
PA; GKN Aerospace, Tallassee, AL; The
Marlin Group, Arlington, VA; New
Mexico Computing Applications Center
(NMCAC); One Network Enterprises,
Inc., Dallas, TX; Optomec, Inc.,
Albuquerque, NM; The Pacific Center
for Advanced Technology Training
(PCATT) at Honolulu Community
College, Honolulu, HI; Packer
Engineering, Inc., Naperville, IL;
Parametric Technology Corporation
(PTC), Waltham, MA; PDQ Precision
Inc., National City, CA; Portal
Dynamics, Inc., Alexandria, VA; REI
Systems, Inc., Vienna, VA; Steinbichler
Optotechnik GmbH, Neubeuern,
Germany; and Superior Controls,
Plymouth, MI, have withdrawn as
parties to this venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
project remains open, and NCMS
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On February 20, 1987, NCMS filed its
original notification pursuant to Section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on March 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on November 22, 2011.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Act on December 21, 2011 (76 FR
79217).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--Robotics Technology Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April 30, 2012, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Robotics Technology Consortium,
Inc. (``RTC'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in
its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of
extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Baum Romstedt Technology Research Corp (BRTRC), Fairfax,
VA; Dezudio, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA; Kairos Autonomi, Sandy, UT; Kicker
Studio, LLC, San Francisco, CA; John H. Northrop & Associates, Inc.,
Burke, VA; Pratt & Miller Engineering, New Hudson, MI; and rChordata,
LLC, Charlotte, NC, have been added as parties to this venture.
Also, Alliant Techsystems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; American Android
Corp., Princeton, NJ; API Defense, Inc., Windber, PA; ATI Industrial
Automation, Apex, NC; BBN Technologies Corp., Cambridge, MA; BioRobots,
LLC, Cleveland, OH; Defense Research Associates Inc., Beavercreek, OH;
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, Ft. Worth, TX; Great Lakes Sound &
Vibration, Inc. (GLSV), Houghton, MI; Integration Innovation Inc.,
Huntsville, AL; John H. Northrop & Associates, Inc., Burke, VA; Lithos
Robotics Corporation, Amherst, NY; Mechatron Inc., Somerville, MA;
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc., Palo Alto,
CA; Oakland University, Rochester, MI; Robotics Research Corporation,
Cincinnati, OH; Square One Systems Design, Inc., Jackson, WY; The
Boeing Company, Seattle, WA; The George Washington University,
Washington, DC; University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA;
Valde Systems, Inc., Nashua, NH; and Virtus Advanced Sensors,
Pittsburgh, PA, have withdrawn as parties from this venture.
No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group
research project remains open, and RTC intends to file additional
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On October 15, 2009, RTC filed its original notification pursuant
to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a
notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on
November 30, 2009 (74 FR 62599).
The last notification was filed with the Department on November 22,
2011. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
Section 6(b) of the
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Act on December 21, 2011 (76 FR 79218).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
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