Global Tech Consortium Adds Members Under Familiar Antitrust Notice
Published Date: 11/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Open Group, a big tech collaboration, just added a bunch of new members from all over the world, including companies from the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. This update helps protect them from big antitrust lawsuits by limiting damages to actual losses only. If you’re part of this group or follow tech partnerships, keep an eye on these changes starting August 5, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Members gain antitrust damages limitation
On August 5, 2026, The Open Group, L.L.C. filed notifications for the purpose of extending the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 provisions that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. The filing names new parties added to the venture (including 6th Dimension, Inc.; AIM-USA, LLC; Antares Nuclear, Inc.; Applied Intuition UK Ltd; Henan Qinwei Digital Technology Co., Ltd.; Ironwood Aero South Africa (Pty) Ltd; MODEC, Inc.; National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska; SynMax Intelligence, Inc.; Terrestrial Energy Inc.; The HDF Group; X-energy LLC; and others).
Listed organizations withdrew as venture parties
The notice states that the following entities have withdrawn as parties to the venture: AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.; BKO Services; Defense Standardization, Program Office; Endress+Hauser Process Solutions; Geophysical Insights; Icono Digital S.A.C.; Innoflight, LLC; LeanIX GmbH; Mastery Matrix; MITS Institute (Pty) Ltd; Nanjing Origin Information Technology Co. Ltd.; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Inc.; Nomazangwa Consulting; OSIsoft, LLC; Ovation Data Services Inc.; Shearwater GeoServices; Shenzhen Tecsoon Information Technology Co. Ltd; Singularity Technologies, Inc.; Strategic Transformation SAC; TAGHANIET AL-TAHWOL; U.S. Army Project Manager, Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT); and Verocel, Inc.
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