Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - 1EdTech Consortium, Inc.
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The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has published a notice that 1EdTech Consortium, Inc. filed membership changes on October 31, 2025 under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Fifteen new organizations from the United States, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, and India have joined the consortium. Seven organizations have withdrawn, including several U.S. universities and education technology companies. The filing extends antitrust protections that limit recoverable damages to actual damages in certain circumstances for collaborative research and development activities. The original notification was filed in April 2000, with the most recent prior notice published on October 2, 2025. Membership remains open and further changes will be reported.
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Key Changes
- 15 new members added on October 31, 2025 including Rockwell Information Systems (Australia), University of Bremen (Germany), Dallas College (TX), and Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
- 7 members withdrew including Digital Respons-Ability (UT), University of Nottingham Online (UK), and State University of New York System (NY)
- Original notification filed April 7, 2000 with first Federal Register notice on September 13, 2000
+ 3 more changes with Pro
Obligations
What this law requires
File written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing any changes in consortium membership
Maintain open membership and file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership as they occur
Ensure notifications are filed pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.) for the purpose of extending antitrust damage limitation provisions
Report all membership changes including both new parties added and parties that have withdrawn from the venture
Disclose any changes to the planned activity of the group research project in membership notifications