[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77241-77243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26453]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Z-Wave Alliance, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on November 19, 2020, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. has 
filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General 
and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the 
parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the 
venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the 
Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 
actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties 
to the venture are: Airetec Pte Ltd., Primz Bizhub, SINGAPORE; Black 
Nova Corp. Limited, Central, HONG KONG; Bridgetek Pte Ltd., Singapore, 
SINGAPORE; Buffalo Inc., Nagoya, JAPAN; casenio AG, Berlin, GERMANY; 
ComfortClick d.o.o., Ljubljana, SLOVENIA; Digital Monitoring Products 
Inc., Springfield, MO; Essence Group (Essence Security International 
Ltd.), Herzliya, ISRAEL; Fermax Asia Pacific Pte Ltd., Bradell Tech, 
SINGAPORE; Guandong Daming Laffey Electric Co., Ltd., Guangdong, 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; I2G D.O.O., Ljubljana, SLOVENIA; 
iHomeFuture, Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Insight Energy Ventures LLC 
d/b/a/Powerley, Royal Oak, MI; IOOTA Srl, Imola, ITALY; ioXt Alliance, 
Newport Beach, CA; Life2Better, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA; MCA Systems 
S.A.S., Barranquilla, COLOMBIA; OpenPath Products, Annapolis, MD; 
Paxton Access Ltd., Brighton, UNITED KINGDOM; Pyronix Limited, 
Rotherham, UNITED KINGDOM; Radio ThermostatCompany of America, Modesto, 
CA; Shenzhen iSurpass Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzen; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA; Shenzhen Saykey Technology Co,. Ltd., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; System and Network Engineering Srl, Roma, ITALY; 
Tantiv4 Inc., Milpitas, CA; Technicolor Connected Home Rennes, Cesson-
Sevigne Cedex, FRANCE; Technicolor Connected Home USA, LLC, 
Lawrenceville, GA; VOLANSYS Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Santa Clara, CA; 
Zhejiang TKB Technology Co., Ltd., Yueqing, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 
ZOME Energy Networks, Inc., Hollis, NH; ABUS KG, Wetter, GERMANY; 
alfanar Co., Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA; Askey Computer Group, New Taipei 
City, TAIWAN; Chuango Security Technology Company Account, Fuzhou, 
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; CHUBU TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., INC., Nagoya, 
JAPAN; Connection Technology Systems Inc. (SiMPNiC Brand), New Taipei 
City, TAIWAN; devolo AG, Aachen, GERMANY; EcoDim, Doetinchem, THE 
NETHERLANDS; Elektrizit[auml]tswerke des Kantons Z[uuml]rich, Zurich, 
SWITZERLAND; EUROtronic Technology GmbH, Steinau-Ulmbach, GERMANY; 
Forest Group Nederland B.V., Deventer, THE NETHERLANDS; Glamo Inc., 
Tokyo, JAPAN; Hank Electronics LTD., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA; HavenLock Inc., Franklin, TN; Hogar Controls Inc., Sterling, VA; 
HomeControl AS, Oslo, NORWAY; HomeSeer Technologies LLC, Bedford, NH; 
HORNBACH Baumarkt AG, Bornheim, GERMANY; Hubitat Inc., Scottsdale, AZ; 
Inovelli LLC, Kalamazoo, MI; IOTAS Inc., Portland, OR; IWATSU 
ELECTRICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JAPAN; KDDI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JAPAN; 
LinkedGo Technology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 
MASTER SRL DIVISIONE ELETTRICA, Este, ITALY; Namron AS, Oslo, NORWAY; 
Nice S.p.A, Oderzo TV, ITALY; Nihon Lock Service Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 
JAPAN; O2 Czech Republic a.s., Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC; PayLease, LLC 
DBA Zego, San Diego, CA; Q-light, Kristiansand, NORWAY; ROC-Connect, 
Inc., Palo Alto, CA; Samjin Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, SOUTH KOREA; Satco 
Products Inc., Brentwood, NY; Schneider Electric, Andover, MA; 
Schwaiger GmbH, Langenzenn, GERMANY; Sensurance, San Antonio, TX; Smart 
Electronic Industrial (Dongguan) Co., Limited, Dongguan City, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Smart Home SA, Gland, SWITZERLAND; SmartThings Inc., 
Mountain View, CA; Sony Network Communication Inc., Tokyo, JAPAN; 
Stelpro, QC, CANADA; Telldus Technologies, Varberg, SWEDEN; The Delaney 
Hardware Co., Cumming, GA; TIM S.p.A. (TELECOM ITALIA),

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Milano, ITALY; Toledo & Co., Dorado, PUERTO RICO; Townsteel Inc., City 
of Industry, CA; Tronico Technology Company Limited, Shatin, HONG KONG; 
Universal Devices, Inc., Encino, CA; Viva Labs AS, Oslo, NORWAY; 
Vodafone Group Services GmbH, Dusseldorf, GERMANY; Zooz, Flanders, NJ; 
ZWaveProducts.com, Inc., Randolph, NJ; Z-Works, Tokyo, JAPAN; ABUS 
Security Center GmbH & Co. KG, Affing, GERMANY; TONG LUNG METAL 
INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Chiayi County, TAIWAN; Alarm.com Incorporated, 
McLean, VA; ASSA ABLOY, New Haven, CT; LEEDARSON, Xiamen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA ; Qolsys, San Jose, CA; Ring, LLC, Santa Monica, CA; 
Silicon Laboratories, Inc., Austin, TX; STRATIS IOT, Inc., 
Philadelphia, PA; 3MANTECH, South Haven, MS; A1 Smarthome Inc., 
Calgary, CANADA; ACTE A/S, Broendby, DENMARK; Allvy Technology 
Integrators, LLC, Spring, TX; ARVITECH CONTROLS S.A., Guayaquil, 
ECUADOR; Automate Asia, Singapore, SINGAPORE; Avant-Garde Technology 
Ltd., Abuja, NIGERIA; AVX Integrated Technologies, West Nyjack, NJ; 
Aware Care Network, Plano, TX; Base2 Managed It Pty Ltd., New South 
Wales, AUSTRALIA; Beautmotica, Breda, THE NETHERLANDS; Brittworks, 
Richmond, CA; B-Smart Integration, St. Leon-Rot, GERMANY; Buo Home SL, 
Parets Del Valles, SPAIN; Canny Electrics, Victoria, AUSTRALIA; Cassar 
& Son Industries L.L.C, Austin, TX; CIMA Group, Miami, FL; Comfortica 
B.V., Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS; Complete Electrical Academy, Clifton, 
VA; ContractOne, Vail, CO; Custom Smart Automation, New South Wales, 
AUSTRALIA; D2E Electrical, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; Domadoo S.A.S., 
Rillieux La Pape, FRANCE; Domoticalia Smart Home Experience, Madrid, 
SPAIN; EnLife, Haapsalu, ESTONIA; Farm Automation Australia Pty. Ltd., 
East Bendigo, AUSTRALIA; Gadget Access Pty Ltd, New South Wales, 
AUSTRALIA; Go4Panda d.o.o., Novo Mesto, SLOVENIA; GroupSYS Pty Ltd., 
New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; Gullitech, Savigny sur Orge, FRANCE; Head 
Enterprises Queensland Pty Ltd., Queensland, AUSTRALIA; i4Things BV, DA 
Herten, THE NETHERLANDS; idomotique GmbH, Grenchen, Solothurn, 
SWITZERLAND; Ingenieurburo Hospe, Kelkheim, GERMANY; IOn Technologies, 
Jacksonville, FL; IVEREST EOOD, Plodiv, BULGARIA; JEEDOM SAS, Rillieux 
La Pape, FRANCE; JV Innovation LLC, East Wakefield, NH; KEYless Entry 
Systems, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; KJ Robotics, Hedehusene, DENMARK; 
Kohost LLC, Las Vegas, NV; L3 Homeation Pte Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; 
Lera Smart Home Solutions, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; LiveSmart 
Technologies LLC, Anaheim, CA; LivingLab Development Co., Ltd., New 
Taipei City, TAIWAN; Lynx Integrated Systems, Perth, AUSTRALIA; M Punkt 
Nu Sverige AB, Link[ouml]ping, SWEDEN; Mad Rooster Home Protection, 
Mercer, WI; Miguel Corporate Services Pte Ltd., Midview City, 
SINGAPORE; Modern Lifestyles Trading Est., Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA; Modern 
System Concepts, Inc., Houston, TX; NEDECO Electronics LTD, Nicosia-, 
CYPRUS; Nemlia sp/f, Torshavn, FAROE ISLANDS; NEON Multimedia Kft., 
Budapest, HUNGARY; Ohlandt Consulting, Laytonsville, MD; OOT 
Technologies Ltd., Siofok, HUNGARY; ottosystem GmbH, Darmstadt, 
GERMANY; picard automation, San Francisco, CA; Plexus Solutions Pty 
Ltd., Queensland, AUSTRALIA; Rejoin Telematics AB, Orebro, SWEDEN; 
Resilient Smart Home Communications LLC, Dallas, TX; Rigionn, 
Singapore, SINGAPORE; Robbshop, Oss, THE NETHERLANDS; Robotix.be, 
Wezembeek-Oppem, BELGIUM; Security Specialists Ltd., Dunedin, NEW 
ZEALAND; Sentegrate Pty Ltd., New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; SHINKO 
SEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD., Chiba, JAPAN; Sky Telecom Ingenieria S.L., Bilbao-
Vizcaya, SPAIN; Smart at Home, Pullenvale, AUSTRALIA; Smart Dalton, 
Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA; Smart Lifestyle Solutions Pty Ltd., New South 
Wales, AUSTRALIA; Smart Things Electronics SRL, Ilfov, ROMANIA; 
SmartEzy Pte Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; Spectrum Smart Solutions LLC, 
Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; Switchee Limited, London, UNITED KINGDOM; 
Teracom Solutions Pty Ltd., Victoria, AUSTRALIA; There Corporation Oy, 
Espoo, FINLAND; Tower Automation Pty Ltd., New South Wales, AUSTRALIA; 
Utilacor PTY LTD., Victoria, AUSTRALIA; Wimonitor s.r.l., Rovereto, 
ITALY; YATUN s.r.o., Praha, CZECH REPUBLIC; ZNET CO., LTD., Tokyo, 
JAPAN; Zone-B2B SARL, Saint-Prex, SWITZERLAND; A.KEEMPLECOM LIMITED, 
Limassol, CYPRUS; Aeotec Limited, Wanchai, HONG KONG; Airzone--
Corporacion Empresarial Altra, Malaga, SPAIN; Alfred International 
Inc., Toronto, CANADA; Alfred Smart Systems, S.L., Barcelona, SPAIN; 
Alula, St. Paul, MN; AMPER, Pozuelo de Alarc[oacute]n, Madrid, SPAIN; 
Animus Home AB, Lund, SWEDEN; Athom B.V., Enschede, THE NETHERLANDS; 
Atsumi Electric, Shizuoka, JAPAN; Axis Communications AB, Lund, SWEDEN; 
BBM Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; BLAZE AUTOMATION INC., Princetom, NJ; 
Boundary Technologies Ltd., Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM; Brivo, Bethesda, 
MD; BRK Brands Inc., Aurora, IL; Clare Controls LLC, Sarasota, FL; 
Climax Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei City, TAIWAN; COMPUTIME Ltd., Pak 
Shek Kok, HONG KONG; Confio Technologies Private Limited, Bangalore, 
INDIA; Connected Object, Paris Cedex 12, FRANCE; Control4, Salt Lake 
City, UT; Coqon GmbH, Bonn, GERMANY; Cozify Oy, Espoo, FINLAND; Danfoss 
A/S, Nordborg, DENMARK; Digital Home Systems PTY LTD., Victoria, 
AUSTRALIA; Dongguan Will Power Technology Co., Ltd., Guandong, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Duke Energy Business Services LLC, Charlotte, NC; 
Dwelo, Inc., Draper, UT; Eaton, Beachwood, OH; EbV Elektronikbauund 
Vertriebbsges GmbH, Burbach, GERMANY; EcoNet Controls Inc., Burlington, 
CANADA; Ei Electronics, County Clare, IRELAND; ELTEX Enterprise Ltd., 
Novosibirsk, RUSSIA; Enerwave, Irvine, CA; Everspring Industry Co., 
Ltd., New Taipei City, TAIWAN; Evolvere SpA Societa Benefit, Milano, 
ITALY; Ezlo Innovation, Clifton, NJ; FAKRO sp. z o.o., Nowy Sacz, 
POLAND; Fantem Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Fibar Group S.A., Wysogotowo, POLAND; FireAngel 
Safety Technology, Coventry, UNITED KINGDOM; Flex Automation (Z-Wave 
Tecnologia), Sao Paulo, BRAZIL; Focalcrest Limited, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; GOAP Racunalniski inzeniring in avtomatizacija 
procesov d.o.o. Nova Gorica., Solkan, SLOVENIA; Golden Mark (HK) 
Limited, Kowloon, HONG KONG; Guangzhou MCOHome Technology Co., LTD., 
Guangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; HAB Home Intelligence, North 
Richland Hills, TX; Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. dba GE 
Appliances, Louisville, KY; Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., 
Ltd., Hangzhou City, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Hangzhou Lifesmart 
Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Hangzhou 
Roombanker Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou City, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA; Heatit Controls AB, Brastad, SWEDEN; HELTUN Inc., Los Altos 
Hills, CA; homee GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY; HOPPE AG, Stadtallendorf, 
GERMANY; ID Lock AS, Moi, NORWAY; ILEVIA

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SRL, Bassano del Grappa VI, ITALY; Inergy Systems LLC, Tempe, AZ; 
Intermatic Incorporated, Spring Grove, IL; Jasco Products, Oklahoma 
City, OK; JLabs Corporation, Tokyo, JAPAN; Johnson Controls Inc., 
Milwaukee, WI; Leak Intelligence LLC, Franklin, TN; Leviton 
Manufacturing Company, Inc., Melville, NY; Logic Group A/S, Broendby, 
DENMARK; MERCURY Corporation, Incheon, SOUTH KOREA; Mitsumi Electric 
Co., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN; MIWA LOCK CO., LTD, Tokyo, JAPAN; MK Logic 
GmbH, Zwickau, GERMANY; Nanjing IoTx Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., 
Nanjing, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; NAPCO SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES, 
Amityville, NY; Ness Corporation Pty Limited, New South Wales, 
AUSTRALIA; Nexa Trading AB, Askim, SWEDEN; NIE-TECH CO., LTD., Dongguan 
City, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Ningbo Doooya Mechanic & Electronic 
Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Nortek 
Security & Control, Carlsbad, CA; OBLO Living, Novi Sad, SERBIA; 
PassivSystems Limited, Berkshire, UNITED KINGDOM; Perenio IOT spol 
s.r.o., Ricany-Jazlovice, CZECH REPUBLIC; Philio Technology 
Corporation, New Taipei City, TAIWAN; Quby B.V., Amsterdam, THE 
NETHERLANDS; Rehau AG + Co, Rehau, GERMANY; Remote Technologies Inc., 
Shakopee, MN; Remotec Technology Limited, Kowloon, HONG KONG ; Rently 
Keyless, Los Angeles, CA; Resideo Technologies, Inc., Mellville, NY; 
RISCO Group Ltd., Rishon, ISRAEL; Sagemcom Broadband SAS, Rueil-
Malmaison Cedex, FRANCE; SALTO Systems, Oiartzun, SPAIN; Schlage Lock 
Company, LLC, Carmel, IN; Secure Meters UK Ltd., Bristol, UNITED 
KINGDOM; Sensative AB, Lund, SWEDEN; Sharp Corporation, Osaka-fu, 
JAPAN; Sheenway Asia Limited, Kowloon, HONG KONG; Shenzhen Kaadas 
Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; 
SHENZHEN NEO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA; SHENZHEN SHYUGJ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA; Shenzhen Sunricher Technology Limited, Shenzhen, PEOPLE'S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Smart Systems LLC, Moscow, RUSSIA; SmartRent.com, 
INC, Scottsdale, AZ; Spectrum Brands Inc., Lake Forest, CA; Swidget 
Corp, Kingston, CANADA; Taiwan Fu Hsing Industrial Co., Ltd, Kaohsiung 
City, TAIWAN; TechniSat Digital GmbH, Daun, GERMANY; TEM AG, Chur, 
SWEDEN; Teptron AB, Varburg, SWEDEN; Thinka BV, Amsterdam, THE 
NETHERLANDS; TLJ Access Control, East Yorkshire, UNITED KINGDOM; 
Transducers Direct, Cincinnati, OH; Tri plus grupa d.o.o. (Zipato), 
Zagreb, CROATIA; Ubitech Limited, Tsuen Wan, HONG KONG; Universal 
Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ; Universal Remote Control, Inc., 
Harrison, NY; VDA Group SpA a S.U., Pordenone, ITALY; Viewqwest Pte 
Ltd., Singapore, SINGAPORE; Vision-Elec. Technology Co., Ltd., Tainan 
City, TAIWAN; Webee Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA; WeBeHome, Bromma, 
SWEDEN; WiDom Srl, Cagliari, ITALY; Yardi Systems, Goleta, CA; Danalock 
ApS, Harlev, DENMARK; Pepper One GmbH, Zwickau, GERMANY; and ADT, Boca 
Raton, FL.
    Z-Wave Alliance Inc. was formed as a Delaware non-stock member 
corporation. The general area of Z-Wave Alliance Inc.'s planned 
activity is to support the development and extension of the Z-Wave 
wireless communication protocol and promote the protocol as a key 
enabling technology for `smart' home and business applications, and to 
undertake such other activities as may from time to time be appropriate 
to further the purposes and achieve the goals set forth above.
    Membership in Z-Wave Alliance, Inc. remains open and Z-Wave 
Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications 
disclosing all changes in membership.

Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit, Antitrust Division.
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