Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Open Group, L.L.C., 42011-42012 [2019-17604]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2019 / Notices contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted the original investigation on July 1, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Fujifilm Corporation of Tokyo, Japan and Fujifilm Recording Media U.S.A., Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts (collectively, ‘‘Fujifilm’’). 81 FR 43243 (July 1, 2016). The complaint alleged violations of 19 U.S.C. 1337, as amended (‘‘Section 337’’), through the importation into the United States, sale for importation, or sale within the United States after importation of certain magnetic data storage tapes and tape cartridges containing same that allegedly infringe certain asserted claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,641,891 (‘‘the ’891 patent’’), 6,767,612 (‘‘the ’612 patent’’), 6,703,106 (‘‘the ’106 patent’’), 8,236,434 (‘‘the ’434 patent’’), and 7,355,805 (‘‘the ’805 patent’’). Id. The Commission’s notice of investigation named Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; Sony Corporation of America of New York, New York; and Sony Electronics Inc. of San Diego, California (collectively, ‘‘Sony’’) as respondents. Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) was also named as a party to the investigation. On March 14, 2018, the Commission determined that a violation of Section 337 occurred with respect to the ’891 patent but not the ’612, ’106, ’434, or ’805 patents. 83 FR 11245 (March 14, 2018). The Commission issued a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against the Sony respondents, but exempted magnetic data storage tapes and tape cartridges that are imported or used for the purpose of fulfilling Sony’s warranty, service, repair, or compliance verification obligations. Id.; see also Comm’n Opinion (March 8, 2018). On June 13, 2018, the Commission instituted an enforcement proceeding and named the original three Sony entities as respondents, in addition to Sony Storage Media Solutions Corporation of Tokyo, Japan; Sony Storage Media Manufacturing Corporation of Miyagi, Japan; Sony DADC US Inc. of Terre Haute, Indiana; and Sony Latin America Inc. of Miami, Florida (collectively, ‘‘the Sony Respondents’’). 83 FR 27626 (June 13, 2018). OUII was also named as a party. Id. While the enforcement proceeding was ongoing, the Sony Respondents filed a request for an advisory opinion and petition for modification of the remedial orders to clarify that certain of its redesigned tape products are outside the scope of the remedial orders. See 83 FR 42690 (Aug. 23, 2018). The VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Aug 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 Commission instituted the modification proceeding on August 23, 2018, and consolidated it with the enforcement proceeding. Id. The Commission, however, subsequently terminated the modification proceeding that had been consolidated with the enforcement proceeding on a motion filed by the Sony Respondents. 83 FR 58594 (Nov. 20, 2018). On July 3, 2019, the presiding administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued an initial determination in the enforcement proceeding (‘‘EID’’), finding that the Sony Respondents violated the cease and desist orders and recommending a civil penalty of $210,134 as the appropriate enforcement measure. EID at 1, 60–61. The Sony Respondents filed a petition to review the EID on July 15, 2019. On July 17, 2019, however, the parties filed a joint motion for an extension of time to file a response to the Sony Respondents’ petition in order to accommodate the parties’ settlement discussions. On July 25, 2019, Fujifilm and the Sony Respondents filed a joint petition to rescind the remedial orders and a joint motion to terminate the enforcement proceeding due to their settlement agreement and patent crosslicense. See 19 U.S.C. 1337(k); 19 CFR 210.21(b), 210.76(a). On August 1, 2019, OUII filed a response in support of the parties’ joint petition to rescind the remedial orders and their joint motion to terminate the enforcement proceeding. The Commission, having reviewed the parties’ joint petition and other materials, has determined to grant the parties’ petition and motion, rescind the limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders issued in the underlying investigation, and terminate the enforcement proceeding. 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). By order of the Commission. Issued: August 13, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–17660 Filed 8–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42011 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—The Open Group, L.L.C. Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 2019, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) 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, 6point6 Limited, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Acromag, Inc., Wixom, MI; Altran Technologies, SA, Paris, FRANCE; Baker Hughes, Houston, TX; Beijing JCC Information Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Cepsa, Madrid, SPAIN; Concho Resources, Midland, TX; Concurrent Technologies, Inc., Woburn, MA; Dubai Customs, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Dynamic Graphics, Inc., Alameda, CA; EPAM Systems, Inc., Newton, PA; FEI-Elcom Tech, Inc., Northvale, NJ; Flare Solutions Limited, Portsmouth, UNITED KINGDOM; GamingWorks BV, Bodegraven, THE NETHERLANDS; Geophysical Insights, Houston, TX; ikon Science Limited, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Interica Ltd., Lewes, UNITED KINGDOM; Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., Edison, NJ; Logic Solutions Group LLC, Houston, TX; Macro Services Solutions, Bogota, COLOMBIA; OAG Analytics, Inc., Houston, TX; Oliasoft AS, Oslo, NORWAY; Orion Technologies, Orlando, FL; Osokey Ltd., Henley-onThames, UNITED KINGDOM; PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NORWAY; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto, CANADA; Quantico Energy Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX; RDRTec, Inc., Roebling, NJ; Reflex Photonics Corp., Bethlehem, PA; Searcher Seismic Geodata Pty Ltd., West Perth, AUSTRALIA; Security Compass, Ontario, CANADA; Softserve Inc., Austin, TX; Stratus Technologies, Inc., Maynard, MA; Taipei City Government Department of Information Technology, Taipei City, TAIWAN; The University of Oslo, Oslo, NORWAY; Triton Data Services, Houston, TX; VITA, Oklahoma City, OK; XMPro Inc., Dallas, TX; and Ypto NV, Anderlecht, BELGIUM, have been added as parties to this venture. E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 42012 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2019 / Notices Also, Azbil Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Bayer Business Services GmbH, Leverkusen, GERMANY; BusinessNow, S<borg, DENMARK; CXODynamix Business Solutions (PTY) Ltd., Centurio Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA; DHBW, Stuttgart, GERMANY; Digileaf, Inc., Makati City, PHILIPPINES; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, JAPAN; New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; PMH IT Management & Services, Pty., Ltd., Groblersdal, SOUTH AFRICA; Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; Shanghai NorthUniverse Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., Shanghai, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; SMME, Leuven, BELGIUM; Technology Service Corporation, Turnbull, CT; Vedanta Group, Gurgaon, INDIA; and VIStology, Inc., Framingham, MA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. In addition, Vector Software Inc. has changed its name to Vector North America, East Greenwich, RI. 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 TOG intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371). The last notification was filed with the Department on May 24, 2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 17, 2019 (84 FR 28072). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–17604 Filed 8–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on July 30, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Open Source Imaging Consortium, Inc. (‘‘OSI’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Aug 15, 2019 Jkt 247001 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, CSL Behring LLC, King of Prussia, PA; and The Gemelli University Hospital Foundation, Rome, ITALY, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Three Lakes Partners, Northbrook, IL, has withdrawn as a party 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 OSI intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On March 20, 2019, OSI 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 April 12, 2019 (84 FR 14973). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–17607 Filed 8–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—R Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), R Consortium, Inc. (‘‘R Consortium’’) 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, Avant, Inc., Chicago, IL, has withdrawn as a party 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 R Consortium intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 On September 15, 2015, R Consortium 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 October 2, 2015 (80 FR 59815). The last notification was filed with the Department on May 16, 2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 17, 2019 (84 FR 28072). Suzanne Morris, Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2019–17602 Filed 8–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Medical CBRN Defense Consortium Notice is hereby given that, on July 24, 2019, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (‘‘MCDC’’) 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, Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA; MeMed US Inc., Milpitas, CA; New Horizon Diagnostics Corp, Baltimore, MD; and The Geneva Foundation, Tacoma, WA, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Vaxess Technologies, Inc., Allston, MA, has withdrawn as a party 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 MCDC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 13, 2015, MCDC 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 January 6, 2016 (81 FR 513). The last notification was filed with the Department on April 24, 2019. A E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2019)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--The Open Group, L.L.C.

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 6, 2019, 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 Open Group, L.L.C. (``TOG'') 
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, 6point6 
Limited, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Acromag, Inc., Wixom, MI; Altran 
Technologies, SA, Paris, FRANCE; Baker Hughes, Houston, TX; Beijing JCC 
Information Consulting Co., Ltd., Beijing, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 
Cepsa, Madrid, SPAIN; Concho Resources, Midland, TX; Concurrent 
Technologies, Inc., Woburn, MA; Dubai Customs, Dubai, UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES; Dynamic Graphics, Inc., Alameda, CA; EPAM Systems, Inc., 
Newton, PA; FEI-Elcom Tech, Inc., Northvale, NJ; Flare Solutions 
Limited, Portsmouth, UNITED KINGDOM; GamingWorks BV, Bodegraven, THE 
NETHERLANDS; Geophysical Insights, Houston, TX; ikon Science Limited, 
London, UNITED KINGDOM; Interica Ltd., Lewes, UNITED KINGDOM; Larsen & 
Toubro Infotech Ltd., Edison, NJ; Logic Solutions Group LLC, Houston, 
TX; Macro Services Solutions, Bogota, COLOMBIA; OAG Analytics, Inc., 
Houston, TX; Oliasoft AS, Oslo, NORWAY; Orion Technologies, Orlando, 
FL; Osokey Ltd., Henley-on-Thames, UNITED KINGDOM; PGS Geophysical AS, 
Oslo, NORWAY; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto, CANADA; Quantico 
Energy Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX; RDRTec, Inc., Roebling, NJ; Reflex 
Photonics Corp., Bethlehem, PA; Searcher Seismic Geodata Pty Ltd., West 
Perth, AUSTRALIA; Security Compass, Ontario, CANADA; Softserve Inc., 
Austin, TX; Stratus Technologies, Inc., Maynard, MA; Taipei City 
Government Department of Information Technology, Taipei City, TAIWAN; 
The University of Oslo, Oslo, NORWAY; Triton Data Services, Houston, 
TX; VITA, Oklahoma City, OK; XMPro Inc., Dallas, TX; and Ypto NV, 
Anderlecht, BELGIUM, have been added as parties to this venture.

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    Also, Azbil Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Bayer Business Services 
GmbH, Leverkusen, GERMANY; BusinessNow, S[oslash]borg, DENMARK; 
CXODynamix Business Solutions (PTY) Ltd., Centurio Pretoria, SOUTH 
AFRICA; DHBW, Stuttgart, GERMANY; Digileaf, Inc., Makati City, 
PHILIPPINES; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, JAPAN; New 
Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; PMH IT 
Management & Services, Pty., Ltd., Groblersdal, SOUTH AFRICA; Reserve 
Bank of New Zealand, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND; Shanghai NorthUniverse 
Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., Shanghai, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA; SMME, Leuven, BELGIUM; Technology Service Corporation, 
Turnbull, CT; Vedanta Group, Gurgaon, INDIA; and VIStology, Inc., 
Framingham, MA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.
    In addition, Vector Software Inc. has changed its name to Vector 
North America, East Greenwich, RI.
    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 TOG intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On April 21, 1997, TOG 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 13, 
1997 (62 FR 32371).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 24, 
2019. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 17, 2019 (84 FR 28072).

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-17604 Filed 8-15-19; 8:45 am]
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