[Federal Register: December 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 239)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

 
Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--USB Flash Drive Alliance (``UFDA'')

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 12, 2003, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), USB Flash Drive Alliance 
(``UFDA'') has filed written notifications simultaneously with Attorney 
General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities 
of the parties and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The 
notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act's 
provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual 
damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to section 6(b) of the 
Act, the identities of the parties are Kingston Technologies, Fountain 
Valley, CA; Lexar Media, Inc., Fremont, CA; Samsung Semiconductor, 
Inc., San Jose, CA; SimpleTech, Inc., Santa Ana, CA; Microsoft 
Corporation, Redmond, WA; Viking Interworks, a Sanimna-SCI Company, 
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; Crucial Technology, a division of Micron, 
Boise, ID; GenesysLogic, San Jose, CA; and PNY Technologies, Inc., 
Parsippany, NJ. The nature and objectives of the venture are to promote 
the advancement of the general use of USB flash drive devices through 
the creation of a generic industry recognized category (USB flash 
drives), and use this category to educate consumers about the benefits 
and uses of USB flash drives.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 03-30736 Filed 12-11-03; 8:45 am]

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