[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16602]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


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

    Notice is hereby given that, on June 14, 2024, 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, Consumer 2.0 DBA Rently.com, Los Angeles, CA; Hearo, 
Springfield, MO; and Nabu Casa, Inc., Dover, DE, have joined as parties 
to the venture.
    Also, System and Network Engineering Srl, Roma, ITALY; Swidget 
Corp., Kingston, CANADA; Sky Telecom Ingenieria S.L., Bilbao-Vizcaya, 
SPAIN; HELTUN, Inc., Los Altos Hills, CA; iGuard Home Solutions, Inc., 
Seattle, WA; Guangzhou MCOHome Technology Co., LTD., Guangzhou, 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Hangzhou Roombanker Technology Co., Ltd., 
Hangzhou City, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Leak Intelligence LLC, 
Franklin, TN; SHENZHEN NEO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; EcoDim, Doetinchem, THE NETHERLANDS; 
ZWaveProducts.com, Iselin, NJ; SHARP FUKUYAMA SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD., 
Fukuyama, JAPAN; Sharp Corporation, Osaka-fu, JAPAN; JEEDOM SAS, 
Rillieux La Pape, FRANCE; Shenzhen Sunricher Technology Limited, 
Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Springs Window Fashions, LLC, 
Middleton, WI; ZOME Energy Networks, Inc., Hollis, NH; Sentegrate Pty 
Ltd., NSW, AUSTRALIA; Beaumotica, Breda, THE NETHERLANDS; Smart Home 
SA, Gland, SWITZERLAND; Buffalo, Inc., Nagoya, JAPAN; Oy K1 Services 
Ab, Jakobstad, FINLAND; JV Innovation LLC, East Wakefield, NH; Hank 
Smart Tech Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Duke Energy 
Business Services LLC, Charlotte, NC; Masonite Corporation, Tampa, FL; 
and Passiv UK Limited, Newbury, UNITED KINGDOM, have withdrawn as 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 January 26, 
2024. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on March 13, 2024 (89 FR 18438).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-16602 Filed 7-26-24; 8:45 am]
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