ASTM Refreshes Standards Projects, Keeps Lawsuit Shields
Published Date: 2/23/2026
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Summary
ASTM International updated its list of ongoing projects between May and September 2025, keeping its special legal protections against big antitrust lawsuits. This means companies involved in making standards can keep working smoothly without worrying about huge legal troubles. If you’re part of industries using ASTM standards, these changes help keep innovation moving without costly delays.
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ASTM Members Keep Antitrust Shield
If your company participates in ASTM standards development, ASTM filed notifications on October 7, 2025 to extend protections under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Those protections limit antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages for the listed Work Items originating between May 13, 2025 and September 26, 2025.
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