R Consortium Inc. - Membership Change Notice

FR: Antitrust Division

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The DOJ Antitrust Division published a notice regarding R Consortium, Inc. under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. The notice discloses changes in membership, specifically the withdrawal of Oracle Corporation, Google, and Genentech, Inc. from the venture.

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The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has published a notice concerning R Consortium, Inc., detailing changes in its membership as required by the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notice specifically states that Oracle Corporation, Google, and Genentech, Inc. have withdrawn from the group research project. This filing is intended to maintain the Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under certain circumstances.

This is a routine informational filing that does not impose new obligations on regulated entities. Compliance officers should note that R Consortium intends to file future notifications for any further membership changes. The primary implication is for R Consortium itself, ensuring continued compliance with disclosure requirements to benefit from the Act's limitations on damages in potential antitrust litigation.

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Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-R Consortium, Inc.

A Notice by the Antitrust Division on 03/26/2026

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05911 (91 FR 14721) Document Headings ###### Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Notice is hereby given that, on January 28, 2026, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), R Consortium, Inc. (“R Consortium”) has 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, Oracle Corporation, Burlington, MA; Google, Mountain View, CA; and Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and R Consortium intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On September 15, 2015, R Consortium 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 October 2, 2015 (80 FR 59815).

The last notification was filed with the Department on July 31, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on August 18, 2025 (90 FR 40083).

Suzanne Morris,

Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 2026-05911 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05911 (91 FR 14721)