[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46950-46951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19386]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on April 20, 2000, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), J Consotrium, Inc. has filed 
written notifications similtaneously 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, E-SIM, San Diego, 
CA; Bull Smart Cards and Terminals, Foster City, CA; and UK Ministry of 
Defence, Weymouth, United Kingdom have been added 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 J Consortium, Inc. intends to file 
additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership.
    On August 9, 1999, J Consortium, 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 March 21, 2000 (65 FR 15175).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on January 20, 
2000. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
Section 6(b) of the Act on June 21, 2000 (65 FR 38596).

Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

Joint Venture Worksheet

(Supplemental Filings Only)
A. Name of venture: J. Consortium, Inc.
    Nature of notification: Supplemental
    Concise statement of purpose (if purpose has changed): Same as 
before--no changes.

B. For ventures involving research and development only:
    Identity of parties added to venture:
    1. E-SIM, San Diego, CA
    2. Bull Smart Cards and Terminals, Foster City, CA
    3. UK Ministry of Defence, Weymouth, UNITED KINGDOM
    Identity of parties dropped from venture:
C. For ventures involving production:
    Identity and nationality of parties to joint production venture:

 
                                                                                          Location of principal
               Identity                      Nationality         Place of incorporation     executive  offices
 
 
 

[FR Doc. 00-19386 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]
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