[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 125 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-15918]


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[Federal Register: June 30, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act 
of 1993--Taligent, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on May 13, 1994, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Taligent, Inc. (``Taligent'') has 
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General 
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the 
parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are Taligent, Cupertino, CA; Apple 
Computer, Inc. (``Apple''), Cupertino, CA; IBM Corporation (``IBM''), 
Armonk, NY; and Hewlett-Packard Company (``Hewlett-Packard''), Palo 
Alto, CA. Taligent was found in 1992 by Apple and IBM. On February 16, 
1994, Hewlett-Packard purchased fifteen percent of the shares in 
Taligent.
    Taligent is developing and intends to produce computer operating 
system software environments, including tools and development systems, 
based on object-oriented technology. Taligent, along with its 
investors, will license, market and support its software products 
worldwide. All, or the significant majority, of Taligent's operating 
system software will be produced within the United States.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-15918 Filed 6-29-94; 8:45 am]
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