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Federal Register #2026-05909
Notice of Rust Foundation Membership Changes under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act
DOJ Office of the General Counsel
March 26, 2026
2026-05909
This notice from the Justice Department's Antitrust Division addresses recent membership changes in the Rust Foundation's cooperative research venture: - The Rust Foundation is a collaborative entity focused on research and development related to the Rust programming language. - New parties added to the Rust Foundation: - Doulos (Hampshire, United Kingdom) - Meilisearch (Paris, France) - Trafficking Free Tomorrow (Sacramento, CA) - Lynx Software Technologies (Campbell, CA) has withdrawn from the Rust Foundation. - No products or services are being solicited or procured in this notice. - The notice is issued under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which limits antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages for activities covered by the Act. - The Rust Foundation will continue to update its membership and file notifications as required. - OEMs and vendors mentioned are the newly added and withdrawn parties, with the Rust Foundation as the central organization.
Description
This notice from the Justice Department's Antitrust Division announces changes in membership of the Rust Foundation under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The Rust Foundation has added new parties and had one party withdraw from its cooperative research venture. The notice serves to extend provisions limiting antitrust plaintiffs' recovery to actual damages under specified circumstances. Membership in the group research project remains open, with intentions to file further notifications of changes.