2025-19380Notice

Open Group Adds Global Members to Antitrust Safe Haven

Published Date: 10/3/2025

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Summary

The Open Group just updated its membership with new companies and universities from around the world, including places like Hungary, Australia, and the U.S. This change keeps special legal protections in place that limit antitrust lawsuit damages to actual losses. These updates were officially filed on August 22, 2025, and affect all members involved in this tech and research collaboration.

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

New Members Gain Antitrust Protection

On August 22, 2025, The Open Group added several companies and universities (for example: Abszolút.eu Kft., Curtin University, University of Pittsburgh, Polywell Computers, Parasoft). The filing extends the National Cooperative Research and Production Act's provision that limits antitrust plaintiffs to recovering only actual damages for those members under specified circumstances.

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Key Dates

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8/22/2025
10/3/2025

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