[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 18184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06202]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 14, 2023, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (the ``Act''), Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. (the 
``Joint Venture'') filed written notifications simultaneously with the 
Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in 
its membership. 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, Grenton Sp. Zo.o, Krakow, POLAND; and Hangzhou 
LifeSmart Technology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
have joined as parties to the venture.
    Also, Shipshape Solutions Inc., Austin, TX; Simon Holding SL, 
Barcelona, SPAIN; Townsteel Inc., City of Industry, CA; Hangzhou 
Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou City, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. dba GE 
Appliances, Louisville, KY; Viewqwest Pte Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; 
ioXt Alliance, Newport Beach, CA; Hangzhou Lifesmart Technology Co., 
Ltd., Hangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Farm Automation Australia 
Pty. Ltd., East Bendigo, AUSTRALIA; Philio Technology Corporation, New 
Taipei City, TAIWAN; ILEVIA SRL, Bassano del Grappa VI, ITALY; and 
Allvy Technology Integrators, LLC, Spring, TX have withdrawn as parties 
to the venture.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or the 
planned activity of the venture. Membership in this venture remains 
open, and the Joint Venture intends to file additional written 
notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On November 19, 2020, the Joint Venture 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 December 1, 2020 (85 FR 77241).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on November 28, 
2022. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on January 24, 2023 (88 FR 4212).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director, Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06202 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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