# 2025-15684: MLCommons Welcomes New Members Under Antitrust Protection

2025-15684, Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCommons Association, is a Federal Register notice from Justice Department, Antitrust Division published 2025-08-18, effective 2025-08-05 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15684
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15684
- Title: Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-MLCommons Association
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Justice Department; Antitrust Division
- Citation: 90 FR 40083
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: 2025-08-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

MLCommons Welcomes New Members Under Antitrust Protection

## Summary

MLCommons Association just added a bunch of new members from all over the world and said goodbye to one. These changes keep their special legal protections in place, helping them work together on AI research without big legal risks. No money changes or new projects were announced, and membership stays open for more folks to join.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-15684 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15684/notice-pursuant-to-the-national-cooperative-research-and-production-act-of-1993-mlcommons)
- [2025-15684 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15684.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15684 (as of 2026-06-08).