Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc., 22633 [2016-08803]
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Commission determined not to review
Order No. 82. Notice (Aug. 26, 2015).
On October 27, 2015, in response to
the issuance of an ID (Order No. 106),
which terminated the investigation
before the ALJ, Dentons US filed a
petition for Commission review of Order
Nos. 43 and 83. See 19 CFR 210.24
(rulings by the ALJ ‘‘on motions may not
be appealed to the Commission prior to
the administrative law judge’s issuance
of an initial determination’’). On
November 3, 2015, and November 9,
2015, the Office of Unfair Import
Investigations and Gap, respectively,
opposed Dentons’ petition.
The Commission has determined to
review Order No. 43, and, on review,
has determined to vacate the
disqualification decision as moot. In
view of the final disposition of the
investigation as to all respondents, the
issue of Dentons US’s disqualification
has no practical effect on this
investigation.
Although the Commission has the
discretion to address issues that have
become moot, it has determined not to
do so here. The disqualification in this
investigation turns on whether Dentons
US and Dentons Canada LLP as
members of Salans FMC Denton Group
(‘‘Dentons Verein’’) should be treated as
a single law firm under the American
Bar Association’s Model Rules of
Professional Conduct (‘‘Model Rules’’)
in this investigation. Answering that
question would require further
proceedings, and potentially additional
factfinding. In particular, Comment 2 to
Model Rule 1.0 sets forth several factors
to consider in determining whether a
group of lawyers constitute a law firm,
including (1) how the lawyers present
themselves to the public, (2) whether
the lawyers conduct themselves as a law
firm, (3) the terms of any formal
agreement among the lawyers, and (4)
whether the lawyers have mutual access
to client information. Here, the record
lacks sufficient evidence on these
factors, especially as to the third factor,
because the Dentons Verein
organizational agreements have not been
made part of the record of the
investigation. The Commission has
decided that the added delay, burdens,
and expenses that would be incurred by
the parties and the Commission in
resolving these issues are unjustified
given the termination of the
investigation as to all respondents.
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined to review and vacate Order
No. 43, without deciding whether the
disqualification in this investigation
was appropriate. The reasoning in
support of the Commission’s decision
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will be set forth more fully in a
forthcoming opinion.
In light of its determination above, the
Commission has determined not to
review Order No. 83, which denied as
untimely a motion of Dentons US and
Revolaze for reconsideration of Order
No. 43 or for interlocutory review by the
Commission.
The Commission notes that in April
2016, it received several submissions
from RevoLaze and Dentons US after the
deadlines for submissions set forth in 19
CFR 210.43 had passed. The
Commission rejects these submissions
as untimely and procedurally improper,
and did not consider them in making its
determination.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
Issued: April 12, 2016.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Nederland, Heerlen, THE
NETHERLANDS; D.E. Solution sprl,
Brussels, BELGIUM; Poway Unified
School District, Poway, CA; American
Institutes for Research, Washington, DC;
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport,
CT; and Gutenberg Technology,
Cambridge, MA, 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 IMS Global
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR
55283).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on December 29, 2015.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3820).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc.
Antitrust Division
Notice is hereby given that, on March
18, 2016, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS Global Learning
Consortium, Inc. (‘‘IMS Global’’) 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, Baltimore County Public
Schools, Baltimore, MD; Broward
Community College, Fort Lauderdale,
FL; explorance, Montreal, Quebec,
CANADA; its learning, Bergen,
NORWAY; Katy Independent School
District, Katy, TX; and Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, have
been added as parties to this venture.
Also, EUN Partnership AISBL,
Brussels, BELGIUM; Open Universiteit
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Advanced Media
Workflow Association, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March
23, 2015, pursuant to section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced Media
Workflow Association, Inc. 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,
Arista Networks, Santa Clara, CA; Cisco
International Limited, Feltham, UNITED
KINGDOM; Coveloz Technologies, Inc.,
Kanata, CANADA; Masstech
Innovations, Markham, Ontario,
CANADA; Iain Collins (individual
member), London, UNITED KINGDOM;
Gabor Forgacs (individual member),
Budapest, HUNGARY; Laurance Hughes
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on March 18, 2016, pursuant to section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), IMS Global Learning Consortium,
Inc. (``IMS Global'') 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, Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD; Broward
Community College, Fort Lauderdale, FL; explorance, Montreal, Quebec,
CANADA; its learning, Bergen, NORWAY; Katy Independent School District,
Katy, TX; and Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, have been added as
parties to this venture.
Also, EUN Partnership AISBL, Brussels, BELGIUM; Open Universiteit
Nederland, Heerlen, THE NETHERLANDS; D.E. Solution sprl, Brussels,
BELGIUM; Poway Unified School District, Poway, CA; American Institutes
for Research, Washington, DC; University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT;
and Gutenberg Technology, Cambridge, MA, 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 IMS Global intends to file
additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
On April 7, 2000, IMS Global 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 September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283).
The last notification was filed with the Department on December 29,
2015. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to
section 6(b) of the Act on January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3820).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-08803 Filed 4-15-16; 8:45 am]
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