[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 58748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28730]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--MD Consult, LLC

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 30, 1997, pursuant to Section 
6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), MD Consult, LC 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: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., St. Louis, MI; W.B. Saunders, 
Philadelphia, PA; and WK Medical, Inc., Chicago, IL. MD Consult will 
consider applications for new membership as they are submitted.
    The nature and objective of the joint venture is to produce the 
most advanced and comprehensive on-line information and communications 
service for physicians and others in the medical-scientific community 
and to increase the availability and distribution of leading medical 
references and daily medical news via the World Wide Web. To accomplish 
its objective, MD Consult intends to engage in the collection, 
exchange, and where appropriate, licensing and dissemination of 
research and intellectual property information, and to work closely 
with educational, governmental, and private agencies to enhance the 
accessibility of medical research information.
Constance K. Robinson,
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 97-28730 Filed 10-29-97; 8:45 am]
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