81_FR_64688 81 FR 64506 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Pistoia Alliance, Inc.

81 FR 64506 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Pistoia Alliance, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 182 (September 20, 2016)

Page Range64506-64507
FR Document2016-22588

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64506-64507]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22588]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on August 19, 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''), Pistoia Alliance, 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, Agrimetrics Ltd., 
Harpenden, UNITED KINGDOM; Linguamatics Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED 
KINGDOM; Daniel Taylor (individual member), Washington, DC; and 
Repositive, Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM, have been added as parties to 
this venture.
    Also, EPAM Systems, Cambridge, MA; DeltaSoft, Hillsborough, NJ; IO-
Informatics, Berkeley, CA; Syapse, Palo Alto, CA; Eagle Genomics Ltd., 
Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Ipsen Biomeasure Incorporated, Acton, MA; 
Omixon, Nyul, HUNGARY; Semtific, San Diego, CA; Titian Software, 
Westborough, MA; Advanced Chemistry Development, Inc. (ACD/Labs), 
Toronto, CANADA; Schrodinger, LLC, New York, NY; GeneStack Limited, 
Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Molecular Connections, Bangalore, INDIA;

[[Page 64507]]

Connected Discovery Ltd., London, UNITED KINGDOM; Fulcrum Direct Ltd., 
Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM; Intrepid Bioinformatics, Louisville, KY; 
Certara L.P. Portugal, Funchal, PORTUGAL; Mary Chitty (individual 
member), Needham, MA; BioIT, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM; Cambridgene, 
Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Jeeva Informatics Solutions, Derwood, MD; 
gritsystems A/S, Copenhagen, DENMARK; Genexyx srl, Trieste, ITALY; 
Savdion Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; and FactBio, London, UNITED 
KINGDOM, 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 Pistoia Alliance, Inc. intends to 
file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in 
membership.
    On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance, 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 July 15, 2009 (74 FR 34364).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on May 31, 
2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on July 6, 2016 (81 FR 44048).

Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-22588 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE P

64506 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2016 / Notices ACTION: Notice. International, Inc. of Long Beach, complaint.’’ Comm’n Op. at 31. Here, California. Id. The Office of Unfair Viraj has not provided sufficient SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Import Investigations also was named as information to establish that specific the U.S. International Trade a party to the investigation. Id. stainless steel products would be Commission has determined to issue an On December 8, 2015, the manufactured without the benefit of advisory opinion in the above-captioned administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) (Judge Valbruna’s trade secrets. The reasons for investigation. The Commission Essex) issued an initial determination the Commission’s determinations are set concurrently issues the advisory (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 17) finding Viraj in forth in the accompanying Advisory opinion and terminates the advisory default for spoliation of evidence and Opinion. opinion proceeding. ordering the disgorgement of The authority for the Commission’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: complainants’ operating practices in determination is contained in section Amanda P. Fisherow, Office of the Viraj’s possession. On February 8, 2016, 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as General Counsel, U.S. International the Commission determined to review amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Order No. 17, and, in its notice of 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202– review, determined to affirm the default Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 205–2737. Copies of non-confidential finding against Viraj. 81 FR 7584 (Feb. 210). documents filed in connection with this 12, 2016). The Commission also By order of the Commission. investigation are or will be available for requested briefing from the parties on certain other issues on review, and Issued: September 14, 2016. inspection during official business requested briefing from the parties, Katherine Hiner, hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. interested government agencies, and any Acting Supervisory Attorney. International Trade Commission, 500 E other interested persons on the issues of [FR Doc. 2016–22545 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, remedy, the public interest, and BILLING CODE 7020–02–P telephone 202–205–2000. General bonding. Id. information concerning the Commission On April 4, 2016, the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its determined not to review an ID (Order DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). No. 19) granting Valbruna’s motion for The public record for this investigation partial termination of the investigation Antitrust Division may be viewed on the Commission’s based on withdrawal of the complaint electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// against all respondents except Viraj. Notice Pursuant to the National edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired Notice (Apr. 4, 2016). Cooperative Research and Production On May 25, 2016, the Commission Act of 1993—Pistoia Alliance, Inc. persons are advised that information on modified the reasoning underlying the this matter can be obtained by Notice is hereby given that, on August default finding in Order No. 17 and contacting the Commission’s TDD 19, 2016, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the vacated the ID’s disgorgement order. terminal on 202–205–1810. National Cooperative Research and The Commission terminated the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The investigation with a finding of violation Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Commission instituted this investigation of section 337 as to Viraj. The et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Pistoia Alliance, Inc. on October 10, 2014, based on a Commission also issued a limited has filed written notifications complaint filed by Valbruna Slater exclusion order and a cease and desist simultaneously with the Attorney Stainless, Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana; order. General and the Federal Trade Valbruna Stainless Inc., of Fort Wayne, On June 22, 2016, Viraj filed a request Commission disclosing changes in its Indiana; and Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.A. for an advisory opinion pursuant to membership. The notifications were of Italy (collectively, ‘‘Valbruna’’). 79 FR Commission Rule 210.79. On July 6, filed for the purpose of extending the 61339 (Oct. 10, 2014). The complaint 2016, Valbruna opposed the request. On Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of alleged violations of section 337 of the July 13, 2016, Viraj filed a motion for antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 leave to file a reply to Valbruna’s under specified circumstances. U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the opposition. On July 21, 2016, Valbruna Specifically, Agrimetrics Ltd., United States, the sale for importation, filed an opposition to Viraj’s motion. Harpenden, UNITED KINGDOM; and the sale within the United States The Commission grants Viraj’s motion. Linguamatics Ltd., Cambridge, UNITED after importation of certain stainless The Commission has determined that KINGDOM; Daniel Taylor (individual steel products, certain processes for Viraj’s request complies with the member), Washington, DC; and manufacturing or relating to same, and requirements for issuance of an advisory Repositive, Cambridge, UNITED certain products containing same by opinion under Commission Rule 210.79. KINGDOM, have been added as parties reason of the misappropriation of trade Accordingly, the Commission has to this venture. secrets, the threat or effect of which is determined to issue an advisory Also, EPAM Systems, Cambridge, to destroy or substantially injure an opinion. MA; DeltaSoft, Hillsborough, NJ; IO- industry in the United States. Id. The Having considered the parties’ filings, Informatics, Berkeley, CA; Syapse, Palo notice of investigation named as the Commission has determined that Alto, CA; Eagle Genomics Ltd., respondents Viraj Profiles Limited of Viraj has not provided sufficient Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; Ipsen Mumbai, India (‘‘Viraj’’); Viraj Holdings information to determine whether any Biomeasure Incorporated, Acton, MA; P. Ltd. of Mumbai, India; Viraj—U.S.A., stainless steel products sought to be Omixon, Nyul, HUNGARY; Semtific, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Inc. of Garden City, New York; imported by Viraj would be covered by San Diego, CA; Titian Software, Flanschenwerk Bebitz GmbH of the limited exclusion order. The Westborough, MA; Advanced Chemistry Könnern, Germany; Bebitz Flanges Commission’s opinion on violation Development, Inc. (ACD/Labs), Toronto, Works Pvt. Ltd. of Maharashtra, India; requires that Viraj establish ‘‘that CANADA; Schrodinger, LLC, New York, Bebitz U.S.A. of Garden City, New York; specific products that it seeks to import NY; GeneStack Limited, Cambridge, and Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. of are not manufactured using any of the UNITED KINGDOM; Molecular Tainan, Taiwan and Ta Chen trade secrets identified in Valbruna’s Connections, Bangalore, INDIA; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Sep 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2016 / Notices 64507 Connected Discovery Ltd., London, No other changes have been made in EOIR Technologies, Inc., UNITED KINGDOM; Fulcrum Direct either the membership or planned Fredericksburg, VA; SCAN LLC, St. Ltd., Cardiff, UNITED KINGDOM; activity of the group research project. Louis, MO; BridgeSat Inc., San Mateo, Intrepid Bioinformatics, Louisville, KY; Membership in this group research CA; nLight Solutions LLC, Charlotte, Certara L.P. Portugal, Funchal, project remains open, and 3D PDF NC; RT Logic, Colorado Springs, CO; PORTUGAL; Mary Chitty (individual intends to file additional written Hercules Research LLC, Chantilly, VA; member), Needham, MA; BioIT, notifications disclosing all changes in Aspen Consulting Group, Manasquan, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM; membership. NJ; DataSoft Corporation, Tempe, AZ; Cambridgene, Cambridge, UNITED On March 27, 2012, 3D PDF filed its New Mexico State University, Las KINGDOM; Jeeva Informatics Solutions, original notification pursuant to Section Cruces, NM; Interoptek, Inc., North Derwood, MD; gritsystems A/S, 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Charleston, SC; Intelligent Fusion Copenhagen, DENMARK; Genexyx srl, Justice published a notice in the Federal Technology, Inc., Germantown, MD; Trieste, ITALY; Savdion Ltd., Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Quasonix, Inc., West Chester, OH; Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM; and Act on April 20, 2012 (77 FR 23754). NEBENS, LLC, Deer Park, IL; EWA FactBio, London, UNITED KINGDOM, The last notification was filed with Government Systems Inc., Herndon, VA; have withdrawn as parties to this the Department on May 20, 2016. A Guidestar Optical Systems, Inc., venture. notice was published in the Federal Longmont, CO; University of Michigan, No other changes have been made in Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Ann Arbor, MI; Harris Corporation RF either the membership or planned Act on June 21, 2016 (81 FR 40351). Communications Division, Rochester, activity of the group research project. Patricia A. Brink, NY; HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA; Membership in this group research Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust and Charles River Analytics, Inc., project remains open, and Pistoia Division. Cambridge, MA have been added as Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional [FR Doc. 2016–22593 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] parties to this venture. written notifications disclosing all No other changes have been made in BILLING CODE P changes in membership. either the membership or planned On May 28, 2009, Pistoia Alliance, activity of the group research project. Inc. filed its original notification DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Membership in this group research pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The project remains open, and NSC intends Department of Justice published a notice Antitrust Division to file additional written notifications in the Federal Register pursuant to disclosing all changes in membership. Section 6(b) of the Act on July 15, 2009 Notice Pursuant to the National On September 24, 2014, NSC filed its (74 FR 34364). Cooperative Research and Production original notification pursuant to Section The last notification was filed with Act of 1993—National Spectrum 6(a) of the Act. The Department of the Department on May 31, 2016. A Consortium Justice published a notice in the Federal notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Notice is hereby given that, on August Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 4, 2014 (79 FR 65424). 16, 2016, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act on July 6, 2016 (81 FR 44048). The last notification was filed with National Cooperative Research and the Department on May 31, 2016. A Patricia A. Brink, Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 notice was published in the Federal Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Spectrum Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Division. Consortium (‘‘NSC’’) has filed written Act on July 6, 2016 (81 FR 44047). [FR Doc. 2016–22588 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] notifications simultaneously with the BILLING CODE P Attorney General and the Federal Trade Patricia A. Brink, Commission disclosing changes in its Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust membership. The notifications were Division. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE filed for the purpose of extending the [FR Doc. 2016–22595 Filed 9–19–16; 8:45 am] Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of BILLING CODE P Antitrust Division antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Notice Pursuant to the National DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Specifically, NextGen Federal Systems, Cooperative Research and Production LLC, Morgantown, WV; AX Enterprize, Act of 1993—3D PDF Consortium, Inc. Antitrust Division LLC, Yorkville, NY; Fregata Systems Notice is hereby given that, on August LLC, St. Louis, MO; University of Notice Pursuant to the National 5, 2016, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; Quantum Cooperative Research and Production National Cooperative Research and Dimension, Inc., Huntington Beach, CA; Act of 1993—National Armaments Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Consortium et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 3D PDF Consortium, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Inc. (‘‘3D PDF’’) has filed written Station, College Station, TX; Indiana Notice is hereby given that, on August notifications simultaneously with the Microelectronics, LLC, West Lafayette, 16, 2016, pursuant to section 6(a) of the Attorney General and the Federal Trade IN; Covariant Solutions, LLC, National Cooperative Research and Commission disclosing changes in its Gaithersburg, MD; University at Buffalo, Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 membership. The notifications were Buffalo, NY; Ziva Corporation, San et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Armaments sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES filed for the purpose of extending the Diego, CA; Unmanned Experts, Inc., Consortium (‘‘NAC’’) has filed written Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of Denver, CO; D–TA Systems Corporation, notifications simultaneously with the antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Centennial, CO; Cloud Front Group, Attorney General and the Federal Trade under specified circumstances. Inc., Reston, VA; NuWaves Engineering, Commission disclosing changes in its Specifically, SpaceClaim, Concord, MA, Middletown, OH; Systems & Processes membership. The notifications were has withdrawn as a party to this Engineering Corp (SPEC), Austin, TX; filed for the purpose of extending the venture. Persistent Systems, LLC, New York, NY; Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:13 Sep 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-09 13:20:07
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 13:20:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 64506 
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR