The National Cooperative Research and Production Act (NCRPA, P.L. 103-42) is a
United States federal law
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that reduces potential
antitrust
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liabilities of research
joint venture
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s (RJV) and standards development organizations (SDOs).
The NCRPA replaced the earlier National Cooperative Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-462)
United States federal antitrust legislation
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