DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993 -- The Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Notice is hereby given that, on April 11, 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”), The Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc. (“IEEE”) has filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal
Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its
standards development activities. 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, 32 new
standards have been initiated, and 3 existing standards are
being revised. More detail regarding these changes can be
found at:
https://standards.ieee.org/about/sasb/sba/21mar2024/.
The following pre-standards activities associated with
IEEE Industry Connections Activities were launched or
renewed:

https://standards.ieee.org/about/bog/cag/approvals/april202
4/.

On September 17, 2004, the IEEE 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 November 3,
2004 (69 FR 64105).
The last notification was filed with the Department on
February 20, 2024.

A notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on April 16,
2024 (89 FR 26922).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations,
Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-13618 Filed: 6/20/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/21/2024]