ODVA, Inc. Membership Changes Under National Cooperative Research Act

FR: Antitrust Division

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The Antitrust Division published a notice regarding ODVA, Inc. under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. ODVA reported changes in its membership, adding two foreign parties and removing four foreign parties from its research venture. This notice serves to maintain the limitations on antitrust damages for the venture.

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The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has published a notice concerning ODVA, Inc.'s compliance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. ODVA filed notifications on January 13, 2026, detailing changes to its membership. Specifically, Hafner Pneumatika Termékgyártó, Kereskedö és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelösségü Társaság (Hungary) and Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer GmbH (Germany) were added, while STROKMATIC AUTOMAÇÃO INDUSTRIAL LTDA (Brazil), JVL A/S (Denmark), BBH Products GmbH (Germany), and Tool-Temp AG (Switzerland) withdrew. These notifications are intended to preserve the Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under specified conditions.

This filing is a routine update to ODVA's membership status and does not introduce new regulatory requirements or obligations for other entities. Compliance officers should note that ODVA intends to file further notifications for any future membership changes. The notice itself does not impose any new compliance deadlines or require specific actions from regulated entities beyond acknowledging the ongoing nature of ODVA's reporting under the Act.

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

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

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Public Inspection Published Document: 2026-05907 (91 FR 14715) Document Headings ###### Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Notice is hereby given that, on January 13, 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”), ODVA, Inc. (“ODVA”) 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, Hafner Pneumatika Termékgyártó, Kereskedö és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelösségü Társaság, Halászi, REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY; and Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer GmbH, Darmstadt, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, have been added as parties to this venture.

Also, STROKMATIC AUTOMAÇÃO INDUSTRIAL LTDA, Joinville, FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL; JVL A/S, Birkerød, KINGDOM OF DENMARK; BBH Products GmbH, Weiden, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY; and Tool-Temp AG, Sulgen, SWISS CONFEDERATION, 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 ODVA intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On June 21, 1995, ODVA 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 February 15, 1996 (61 FR 6039).

The last notification was filed with the Department on October 8, 2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on January 2, 2026 (91 FR 162).

Suzanne Morris,

Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 2026-05907 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am]

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Published Document: 2026-05907 (91 FR 14715)