[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 51336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24606]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993--CommerceNet Consortium, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on May 11, 1999, pursuant to Section
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), CommerceNet Consortium, Inc. (the
``Consortium'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in
its membership status. 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, Inc., Plano, TX; Bow Street Software,
Portsmouth, NH; Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Boston, MA; Computer
Literacy, Sunnyvale, CA; Progress Software, Bedford, MA; and
Fatbrain.com, Sunnyvale, CA have joined the Consortium as Core members.
Intelisys Electronic Commerce LLC, New York, NY has joined the
Consortium as a Portfolio member. Also, Emerge Consulting, Palo Alto,
CA; E-Forex, Brisbane, CA; CNAPro, New York, NY; Fujitsu Limited-Japan,
Tokoyo, Japan; nCiper Limited, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Fruit of the
Loom, Bowling Green, KY; and Bay Networks, Santa Clara, CA have been
dropped 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 CommerceNet Consortium, Inc. intends
to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in
membership.
On June 13, 1994, CommerceNet Consortium, Inc. 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 August 31, 1994 (59 FR 45012).
The last notification was filed with the Department on April 29,
1999. A notice has not yet been published in the Federal Register.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 99-24606 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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