[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 69798] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32329] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993--Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (``BRDC'') Notice is hereby given that, on August 2, 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''), Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (``BRDC'') 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, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Round Lake, IL has been added as a party to this venture. Also, Bernard Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL has been dropped as a party to this venture. On June 11, 1999, BRDC issued to Baxter Healthcare Corporation (``Baxter'') and Baxter purchased from BRDC, 746\2/3\ shares of common stock, without par value, of BRDC. Simultaneously, with the issuance and purchase of the shares of the common stock, BRDC and Baxter entered into an Agreement to be Bound by BRDC Master Agreement whereby Baxter agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the BRDC Master Agreement effective as of June 10, 1998, by and among BRDC and its common stockholders. Baxter has the rights set forth in the BRDC Master Agreement in all project technology made, discovered, conceived, developed, learned or acquired by or on behalf of BRDC in connection with, or arising out of, or as the result of, a research project in existence while Baxter is a common stockholder of BRDC. Effective April 30, 1998, the Cooperative Research Agreement between BRDC and Bernard Technologies expired. Bernard Technologies was no longer a cooperative researcher with BRDC, effective May 1, 1998. 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 Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (``BRDC'') intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On April 13, 1988, Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (``BRDC'') 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 May 12, 1988 (53 FR 16919). The last notification was filed with the Department on November 5, 1998. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on January 29, 1999 (64 FR 4704). Constance K. Robinson, Director of Operations Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 99-32329 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-11-M