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Case 3:07-cv-05525-JSW

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MELODY A. KRAMER, SBN 169984 KRAMER LAW OFFICE 9930 Mesa Rim Road, Suite 1600 San Diego, California 92121 Telephone (858) 362-3150 J. MICHAEL KALER, SBN 158296 KALER LAW OFFICES 9930 Mesa Rim Road, Suite 200 San Diego, California 92121 Telephone (858) 362-3151

Attorneys for Plaintiff JENS ERIK SORENSEN, as Trustee of SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ) Case No. C 075525 JSW ) ) ) ) FIRST AMENDED Plaintiff ) NOTICE OF RELATED CASES v. ) FIRST INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL, ) INC. an Illinois corporation; and DOES 1-) ) 100, ) ) Defendants. JENS ERIK SORENSEN, as Trustee of SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 3-12, Plaintiff JENS E. SORENSEN, as TRUSTEE OF THE SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST ("SRDT"), hereby gives amended notice of pending cases related to the present case.

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Specifically, SRDT gives notice of the following related cases that all arise from alleged infringement of United States Patent Number 4,935,184 ("the `184 patent"): Jens Erik Sorensen as Trustee of the Sorensen Research and Development Trust v. The Black & Decker Corporation, et al, Civil Case No.: 06CV1572BTN CAB, filed in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff alleges infringement of the `184 patent by Black & Decker and its suppliers. The case has been stayed. Transfer is not recommended. American Safety Razor Co. v. Sorensen Research & Development Trust. Civil Case No.: 07CV00730HHK, filed in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint was filed April 20, 2007. Plaintiff seeks declaratory judgment that the `184 patent is invalid and not infringed by them. No summons has been issued or served yet. DMS Holdings, Inc. v. Sorensen Research & Development Trust. Civil Case No.: 07CV02690, filed in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Complaint was filed May 11, 2007. Plaintiff seeks declaratory judgment that the `184 patent is invalid and not infringed by them. No summons has been issued or served yet. Jens Erik Sorensen as Trustee of the Sorensen Research and Development Trust v. Digital Networks North America, Inc., et al, Case No. C075568, filed November 1, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Plaintiff alleges infringement of the `184 patent. Amended Complaint filed; Answer pending. Consolidation is not recommended because case involves different parties and different products. Jens Erik Sorensen as Trustee of the Sorensen Research and Development Trust v. Giant International, Inc., et al, Case No. 07-CV-2121, filed November 6, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff alleges infringement of the `184 patent. Initial pleadings exchanged; ENE
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set for January 28, 2008. Transfer is not recommended. Jens Erik Sorensen as Trustee of Sorensen Research and Development Trust v. Helen of Troy Texas Corporation, et al, Case No. 07cv2278 IEG LSP, filed December 4, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff alleges infringement of the '184 patent. Transfer is not

recommended. Jens Erik Sorensen as Trustee of Sorensen Research and Development Trust v. Esseplast (USA) NC, Inc., et al, Case No. 07cv2277 JAH BLM, filed December 4, 2007 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Plaintiff alleges infringement of the `184 patent. Transfer is not recommended.

DATED this 5th day of December, 2007. JENS ERIK SORENSEN, as Trustee of SORENSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST, Plaintiff /s/ Melody A. Kramer J. Michael Kaler, Esq. Melody A. Kramer, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff

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