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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--IBM, 3M and Lexmark International Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on July 25, 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''), IBM, 3M, and Lexmark 
International Inc. (``Lexmark'') have 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 
the antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of 
the parties are IBM, Armonk, NY; 3M, St. Paul, MN; and Lexmark, 
Lexington, KY.
    IBM, 3M, and Lexmark have entered into an agreement contemplating 
collaborative research in furtherance of a Cooperative Agreement issued 
by the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST) Agreement No. 70 NANB4H1521 under NIST's Advanced 
Technology Program (ATP). The objectives of such collaborative research 
include the development of a low-cost, fiber-optic data bus technology 
for initial application in interconnection of multi-processor clusters. 
The agreement also contemplates IBM, 3M, and Lexmark taking advantage 
of each others' fiber-optic data bus technology intended to enhance 
each participants' performance of its obligations under the program. 
Such technical data is expected to include, but not be limited to, 
applications in interconnection of multi-processor clusters, advantages 
of fiber-optic over copperwire interconnections, plastic molding 
technology, parallel optical fiber array connector, and cable and 
module technology.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 94-27954 Filed 11-10-94; 8:45 am]
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