[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25849]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 20, 2004, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), GlobalPlatform, Inc. 
(``GlobalPlatform'') has filed written notifications simultaneously 
with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing 
(1) the name and principal place of business of the standards 
development organization and (2) the nature and scope of its standards 
development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of 
invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recover of antitrust 
plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: 
GlobalPlatform, Inc., Foster City, CA. The nature and scope of 
GlobalPlatform's standards development activities are: (1) to Define, 
adopt, and evolve appropriate standards and specifications, including 
but not limited to standards and specifications for smart cards, 
systems and devices; (2) to facilitate and promote the development of 
systems and software applications for multiple application smart cards 
infrastructure; (3) to develop other conventions needed to facilitate 
cross-industry application loading, such as card management, security, 
key management and personalization; and (4) to complement and enhance 
other smart card specifications, standards, and industry groups as 
appropriate.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-25849 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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