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Current content: 155 519 367 patent documents

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123 361 new documents added

1 354 331 documents amended

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EP 1242123 A2 20020925 - ABSORBING FAT WITH CHITOSAN

Title (en)

ABSORBING FAT WITH CHITOSAN

Title (de)

FETTABSORBIERUNG MIT CHITOSAN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET NECESSAIRES D'ABSORPTION DE GRAISSE

Publication

EP 1242123 A2 20020925 (EN)

Application

EP 00986606 A 20001215

Priority

US 0034604 W 20001215
US 47469599 A 19991229

IPC 1-7

A61K 47/48; C08B 37/00; A23L 1/056

IPC 8 full level

A23L 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/056 (2006.01); A23L 1/308 (2006.01); A23L 29/275 (2016.01); A61K 31/722 (2006.01); A61K 47/48 (2006.01); A61P 3/04 (2006.01); A61P 3/06 (2006.01); C08B 37/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0147372A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

AU 2281301 A 20010709; EP 1242123 A2 20020925; JP 2003518480 A 20030610

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2281301 A 20001215; EP 00986606 A 20001215; JP 2001547974 A 20001215