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Antitrust Division the Act Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2012 / Notices 38831 notifications disclosing all changes in BERMUDA; McAfee Inc., Santa Clara, On March 27, 2012, 3D PDF filed its membership. CA; NTT DATA MSE, Yokohama, original notification pursuant to Section On April 11, 2001, DVD CCA filed its JAPAN; Renesas Mobile Corporation, 6(a) of the Act. The Department of original notification pursuant to Section Tokyo, JAPAN; Verizon Justice published a notice in the Federal 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Communications, Inc., Basking Ridge, Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Justice published a notice in the Federal NJ, and Wind River Systems, Alameda, Act on April 20, 2012 (77 FR 23754). Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the CA. Act on August 3, 2001 (66 FR 40727). No other changes have been made in Patricia A. Brink, The last notification was filed with either the membership or planned Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust the Department on February 24, 2012. A activity of the group research project. Division. notice was published in the Federal Membership in this group research [FR Doc. 2012–15933 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the project remains open, and Tizen intends BILLING CODE P Act on March 15, 2012 (77 FR 15395). to file additional written notifications Patricia A. Brink, disclosing all changes in membership. On March 1, 2007, Tizen (Formerly Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Division. LiMo Foundation) filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of [FR Doc. 2012–15935 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] Antitrust Division the Act. The Department of Justice BILLING CODE P published a notice in the Federal Notice Pursuant to the National Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Cooperative Research and Production Act on April 9, 2007 (72 FR 17583). Act of 1993—Bluetooth Sig, Inc. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The last notification was filed with Antitrust Division the Department on July 19, 2011. A Notice is hereby given that, on May notice was published in the Federal 30, 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Notice Pursuant to the National Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the National Cooperative Research and Cooperative Research and Production Act on September 23, 2011 (76 FR Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 59161). Act of 1993—Tizen Association et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Bluetooth SIG, Inc. (Formerly LiMo Foundation) Patricia A. Brink, has filed written notifications Notice is hereby given that, on June 4, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust simultaneously with the Attorney 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Division. General and the Federal Trade National Cooperative Research and [FR Doc. 2012–15936 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] Commission disclosing (1) the name and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 BILLING CODE P principal place of business of the et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Tizen Association standards development organization (‘‘Tizen’’) has filed written notifications and (2) the nature and scope of its simultaneously with the Attorney DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE standards development activities. The General and the Federal Trade notifications were filed for the purpose Antitrust Division Commission disclosing changes in its of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting membership. The notifications were Notice Pursuant to the National the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to filed for the purpose of extending the actual damages under specified Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of Cooperative Research and Production circumstances. antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Act of 1993—3D PDF Consortium, Inc. under specified circumstances. LiMo Notice is hereby given that, on June 4, Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, Foundation has changed its name to 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the the name and principal place of Tizen Association (‘‘Tizen’’). In National Cooperative Research and business of the Delaware non-stock, addition, Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 non-profit standards development Shenzhen, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 3D PDF Consortium, organization is Bluetooth SIG, Inc., CHINA; Intel Corporation, Chandler, Inc. (‘‘3D PDF’’) has filed written Kirkland, WA. The nature and scope of AZ; and France Telecom S.A. (Orange notifications simultaneously with the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.’s standards Personal Communications Services Attorney General and the Federal Trade development activities are to develop Limited, Moulineaux, FRANCE, have Commission disclosing changes in its Bluetooth® wireless specifications and been added as parties to the membership. The notifications were profiles. Additional information Association. filed for the purpose of extending the concerning Bluetooth SIG, Inc. may be The following parties have withdrawn Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of obtained from Christine Scott, Bluetooth from the venture: Access Co. Ltd., antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages SIG, Inc.’s Director of Operations. Tokyo, JAPAN; France Telecom S.A. under specified circumstances. (Orange Personal Communications Specifically, ITI TranscenData Business, Patricia A. Brink, Services Limited, Moulineaux, Milford, OH; Actify, Inc., San Francisco, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust FRANCE; Adobe, San Jose, CA; ARM CA; and SpaceClaim, Concord, MA, Division. Holdings, PLC, Cambridge, UNITED have been added as parties to this [FR Doc. 2012–15932 Filed 6–28–12; 8:45 am] KINGDOM; ETRI Embedded SW venture. BILLING CODE P Division, Daejon, REPUBLIC OF No other changes have been made in KOREA; Gemalto, N.V., Amsterdam, either the membership or planned NETHERLANDS; Huawei activity of the group research project. Communication Technologies Co. Ltd., Membership in this group research Shenzhen, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF project remains open, and 3D PDF CHINA; Incross Co. Ltd., Seoul, intends to file additional written REPUBLIC OF KOREA; Marvell notifications disclosing all changes in International Ltd., Hamilton, membership. 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