Bruce G. Chapman (State Bar No. 164,258)

Minda R. Schechter (State Bar No. 65,889)

Keith D. Fraser (State Bar No. 216,279)

CONNOLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2300
Los Angeles, California 90071
Telephone: (213) 787-2500; Fax: (213) 687-0498

Justice Armand Arabian (Ret.) (State Bar No. 32,798)
ARAMAND ARABIAN LAW OFFICES
6259 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, California 91401
Telephone: (818) 997-8900; Fax: (818) 781-6002

Attorneys for Defendants and Counterclaimants
International Norcent Technology and
Norcent Holdings, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, WESTERN DIVISION

U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

INTERNATIONAL NORCENT
TECHNOLOGY; NORCENT
HOLDINGS, INC.; SHANGHAI
HONGSHENG TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LTD.; HONGPU INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.; and
JENNIFER LONG,

Defendants.

AND RELATED CROSS-CLAIM.

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Case No. CV 06-1366 ER (PLAx)

NOTICE OF FILING OF
BANKRUPTCY PETITION AND
AUTOMATIC STAY

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NOTICE OF FILING OF BANKRUPTCY PET
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 11, 2007, Defendants International
Norcent Technology and Norcent Holdings, Inc. filed Voluntary Petitions in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Los Angeles
Division. Attached as Exhibits A and B, respectively, are Debtor's Notices of Filing
of Voluntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition, which provide notice of the automatic
stay resulting from these filings. In view of the automatic stay, Defendants
International Norcent Technology and Norcent Holdings, Inc. will not be filing
oppositions to the following motions currently scheduled for hearing on October 29,
2007:

(1) U.S. Philips' Motion for Attorneys' Fees Under 35 U.S.C. § 285;
(2) U.S. Philips' Motion for Enhanced Damages Pursuant to 35
U.S.C. § 284; and
(3) U.S. Philips' Motion for Pre-Judgment Interest, Post-Judgment
Interest, and an Accounting of Defendants' Infringing Sales from
December 1,2006 to Date ofFinal Judgment.
CONNLLY BOVE LODGE & HUTZ LLP


By: Bruce G. Chapman

Attorneys for Defendants and
Counterclaimants
International Norcent Technology and
Norcent Holdings, Inc.

DATED: October 12, 2007
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NOTICE OF FILING OF BANKRUPTCY PET
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EXHIBIT A

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METTEH.KURTH,Cal.BarNo.187100
THERESA W. BANGERT, Cal. Bar No. 232803
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RlCHTER & HAMPTON LLP
333 South Hope Street, 48th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071-1448

Telephone:213/620-1780
FacSImile:213/620-1398
E-mail:

Proposed Reorganization Counsel for
Debtors and Debtors in Possession

Debtors' Mailing Address:
550 Cliffside Drive '
San Dimas, CA 91773

UNTED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES DIVISION

In re:

INTERNATIONAL NORCENT
TECHNOLOGY, dba NORCENT
TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California
corporation,

Debtor.

Tax J.D. No. 95-4826577.

Case No. 07-19169 RN
Chapter 11

DEBTOR'S NOTICE OF FILING OF
VOLUNTARY CHAPTER 11
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

No Hearing Required

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3

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 11, 2007, International Norcent
Technology and Norcent Holdings, Inc. filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code. Bankruptcy Code section 362 provides for an automatic stay, applicable
to all entities, of the following:

(1)

The commencement or continuation, including the
issuance or employment of process, of a judicial,
administrative, or other action or proceeding against the
debtor that was or could have been commenced before
the commencement of the case under this title, or to
recover a claim against the debtor that arose before the
commencement of the case under this title;
(2)

The enforcement, against the debtor or against property
of the estate, of a judgment obtained before the
commencement of the case underthis title; .
(3)

Any act to obtain possession of property of the estate or
of property from the estate, or to exercise control over
property of the estate;
(4)

Any act to create, perfect, or enforce any lien against
property of the estate;
(5)

Any act to create, perfect, or enforce against property of
the debtor any lien to the extent that such lien secures a
claim that arose before the commencement of the case
under this title;
(6)

Any act to collect, assess, or recover a claim against the
debtor that arose before the commencement of the case
under this title;
(7)

The setoff of any debt owing to the debtor that arose
before the commencement of the case under this title
against any claim against the debtor; and
(8)

The commencement or continuation of a proceeding
before the United States Tax Court concerning a
corporate debtor's tax liability for a taxable period the
bankruptcy court may determine or concerning the tax
liability of a debtor who is an individual for a taxable
period ending before the date of the order for relief under
this title.1

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Bankruptcy Code section 362(k)
provides that any individual injured by a willful violation of the automatic stay "shall

 

111 U.S.C. § 362(a).

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recover actual damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, and, In appropriate
circumstances, may recover punitive damages."2

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Bankruptcy Code section
1107(a) grants to a debtor in possession all the rights and powers of a trustee serving in a
case under Chapter 11.3 Under Banlcruptcy Code section 1108, these rights and powers
include the right to operate the debtor's business and manage its affairs.4 A debtor in
possession also may enter into transactions and use estate property in the ordinary course of
business without notice or a hearing:

If the business of the debtor is authorized to be operated under
section . . . 1108 . . . of this title and unless the court orders
otherwise, the trustee may enter into transactions, including the
sale or lease of property of the estate, in the ordinary course of
business, without notice or a hearing, and may use property of
the estate in the ordinary course of business without notice or a
hearing.5

Dated: October 12, 2007

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP


By: METTE H. KURTH

Proposed Reorganization Counsel for
Debtors and Debtors in Possession

 

2See 11 U.S.C. § 362(k).

3See 11 U.S.C. § 1107(a) ("[A] debtor in possession shall have all the rights ... and powers, and
shall perform all the functions and duties ... of a trustee serving in a case under this chapter ...
.").

4See 11 U.S.C. § 1108 ("Unless the court ... orders otherwise, the trustee may operate the
debtor's business.").

511 U.S.C. § 363(c)(I).

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EXHIBIT B

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METTEH.KURTH,Cal.BarNo.187100
THERESA W. BANGERT, Cal. Bar No. 232803
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RlCHTER & HAMPTON LLP
333 South Hope Street, 48th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071-1448

Telephone:213/620-1780
FacSImile:213/620-1398
E-mail:

Proposed Reorganization Counsel for
Debtors and Debtors in Possession

Debtors' Mailing Address:
550 Cliffside Drive '
San Dimas, CA 91773

UNTED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES DIVISION

In re:

NORCENT HOLDINGS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,

Debtor.

Tax LD. No. 56-2321068.

Case No. 07-19171 RN
Chapter 11

DEBTOR'S NOTICE OF FILING OF
VOLUNTARY CHAPTER 11
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

No Hearing Required

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6

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on October 11, 2007, Norcent Holdings, Inc.
and International Norcent Technology filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code. Bankruptcy Code section 362(a) provides for an automatic stay,
applicable to all entities, of the following:

(1)

The commencement or continuation, including the issuance or
employment of process, of a judicial, administrative, or other action or
proceeding against the debtor that was or could have been commenced
before the commencement of the case under this title, or to recover a
claim against the debtor that arose before the commencement of the
case under this title;
(2)

The enforcement, against the debtor or against property of the estate, of
a judgment obtained before the commencement of the case under this
title;
(3)

Any act to obtain possession of property of the estate or ofproperty
from the estate, or to exercise control over property of the estate;
(4)

Any act.to create, perfect, or enforce any lien against property of the
estate;
(5)

Any act to create, perfect, or enforce against property of the debtor any
lien to the extent that such lien secures a claim that arose before the
commencement of the case under this title;
(6)

Any act to collect, assess, or recover a claim against the debtor that
arose before the commencement of the case under this title;
(7)

The setoff of any debt owing to the debtor that arose before the
commencement of the case under this title against any claim against the
debtor; and
(8)

The commencement or continuation of a proceeding before the United
States Tax Court concerning a corporate debtor's tax liability for a
taxable period the bankruptcy court may determine or concerning the
tax liability of a debtor who is an individual for a taxable period ending
before the date of the order for relief under this title.1

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Bankruptcy Code section 362(k)
provides that any individual injured by a willful violation of the automatic stay "shall
recover actual damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, and, In appropriate
circumstances, may recover punitive damages."2

 

111 U.S.C. § 362(a).

2See 11 U.S.C. § 362(k).

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PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that Bankruptcy Code section
1107(a) grants to a debtor in possession all the rights and powers of a trustee serving in a
case under Chapter 11.3 Under Banlcruptcy Code section 1108, these rights and powers
include the right to operate the debtor's business and manage its affairs.4 A debtor in
possession also may enter into transactions and use estate property in the ordinary course of
business without notice or a hearing:

If the business of the debtor is authorized to be operated under
section . . . 1108 . . . of this title and unless the court orders
otherwise, the trustee may enter into transactions, including the
sale or lease of property of the estate, in the ordinary course of
business, without notice or a hearing, and may use property of
the estate in the ordinary course of business without notice or a
hearing.5

Dated: October 12, 2007

SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP


By: METTE H. KURTH

Proposed Reorganization Counsel for
Debtors and Debtors in Possession

 

3See 11 U.S.C. § 1107(a) ("[A] debtor in possession shall have all the rights ... and powers, and
shall perform all the functions and duties ... of a trustee serving in a case under this chapter ...
.").

4See 11 U.S.C. § 1108 ("Unless the court ... orders otherwise, the trustee may operate the
debtor's business.").

511 U.S.C. § 363(c)(I).

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I am a citizen of the United States of America and I am employed in Los
Angeles, California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My
busmess address is 333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2300, Los Angeles, California
90071.

On October 12, 200761 served the within NOTICE OF FILING OF
BANKRUPTCY PETITION AND AUTOMATIC STAY on the parties or their
counsel shown below, by placing it in a sealed envelope addressed as follows:

Frank A. DeCosta, III
Joyce Craig
Malcolm T. Meeks
FINNEGAN HENDERSON
FARABOW GARRETT & DUNNER
901 New York Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20001 		Attorneys for Plaintiff
U.S. Philips Corporation
 
Tel. (202) 408-4000
Fax (202) 408-4400
Email:
Frank.decosta@finnegan.com
Steven.anzalone@finnegon.com
Joyce.craig@finnegan.com
Malcolm.meeks@finnegan.com
Jeffrey K. Joyner
Jai H. Rho
Samuel L. Alberstadt
KEATS McFARLAND & WILSON
9720 Wilshire Boulevard
Penthouse Suite
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 		Attorneys for Plaintiff
U.S. Philips Corporation
 
Tel. (310) 248-3830
Fax (310) 860-0363
Email: jjoyner@kmwlaw.com
jrho@kmwlaw.com
salberstadt@kmwlaw.com
Kenneth L. Wilton
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3300
Los Angeles, CA 90067-3063 		Attorneys for Defendant
Jennifer Long
 
Tel. (310) 277-7200
Fax (310) 201-5219
Email: kwilton@seyfarth.com
[X]
BY MAIL I am readily familiar with the firm's practice regarding collection and
processing of correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would be
deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully
prepaid at Los Angeles, California in the ordinary course of business. I am
aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if the postal
cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit
for mailing in affidavit.
[  ]
BY FACSIMILE I caused such document to be served via facsimile
transmission on the addressees above.
[  ]
BY OVERNIGHT COURIER I am readily familiar with the firm’s practice of
collection and processing correspondence for overnight delivery courier. On the same
day that correspondence is placed is placed for collection and delivery, it is deposited at an
office or a regularly utilized drop box of the overnight delivery carrier.
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[X]
BY E-MAIL Based on a court order or an agreement of the parties to accept
service by e-mail or electronic transmission, I caused the document(s) to be sent
to the person(s) at the e-mail address(es) indicated above. I did not receive,
within a reasonable time after transmission, any electronic message or other
indication that the transmission was unsuccessful.
[X]
FEDERAL I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of
this court at whose direction the service was made.

I hereby declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on October 12, 2007 at Los Angeles, California.

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