[Federal Register: January 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 12)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Wireless Industrial Technology Konsortium Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on December 2, 2008, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act'') Wireless Industrial 
Technology Konsortium Inc. (``WITK'') 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, Softing AG, Haar, GERMANY; and Cooper 
Industries, Houston, TX have been added as parties to this venture. 
Also, Airsprite Technologies, Inc., Marlborough, MA has withdrawn as a 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 WITK intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On August 8, 2008, WITK 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 
September 18, 2008 (73 FR 54170).

Patricia A. Brink,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
 [FR Doc. E9-758 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]

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