Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - Mercury Consortium
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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has published a notice that Mercury Consortium, Inc. added nine new members on February 27, 2026. The new members are Easee AS (Norway), Hypervolt (UK), Natural Resources Defense Council (New York), Emulate Energy (Massachusetts), FranklinWH Energy Storage Inc. (California), Codibly SA (Poland), Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho), the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and SAP SE (Germany). This filing extends antitrust protections under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, limiting potential antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages only. The consortium's original notification was filed in July 2025 and previous updates occurred in October 2025. Membership remains open and further changes will be reported.
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Key Changes
- Nine new members added on February 27, 2026: Easee AS (Norway), Hypervolt (UK), NRDC (NY), Emulate Energy (MA), FranklinWH (CA), Codibly SA (Poland), Idaho National Laboratory (ID), UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, SAP SE (Germany)
- Antitrust protections under 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. extended to new members limiting recovery to actual damages
- Original notification filed July 29, 2025; previous update October 28, 2025
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Obligations
What this law requires
File written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission when membership changes occur in the cooperative research project
Disclose all changes in membership of the group research project through written notifications filed with the Department of Justice
Maintain open membership policy and file additional written notifications disclosing all future changes in membership
File notifications pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) to extend antitrust protections limiting plaintiff recovery to actual damages