Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-UHD Alliance, Inc.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)

Notices

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-24550

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--UHD Alliance, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on September 28, 2017, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), UHD Alliance, Inc. (``UHD Alliance'') 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, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., Taipei, TAIWAN, and THX Ltd., San Francisco, CA, have been added as parties to this venture.

Also, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Geneva, SWITZERLAND; Eutelsat SA, Paris, FRANCE; Ittiam Systems Inc., Plano, TX; Orange Labs, Sevigne, FRANCE; and Sharp Corporation, Tochigi, JAPAN, 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 UHD Alliance intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On June 17, 2015, UHD Alliance 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 July 17, 2015 (80 FR 42537).

The last notification was filed with the Department on June 6, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 5, 2017 (82 FR 31069).

Patricia A. Brink,

Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.

FR Doc. 2017-24550 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am

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