82 FR 52332 - Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-UHD Alliance, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 52332]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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