(19)
(11) EP 0 958 046 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/17

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
26.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/43

(21) Application number: 96944310.0

(22) Date of filing: 11.12.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01J 20/32(2006.01)
B01L 3/14(2006.01)
 G01N 33/49(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1996/019713
(87) International publication number:
WO 1997/021488 (19.06.1997 Gazette 1997/26)

(54)

CELL SEPARATION COMPOSITION, KIT AND METHOD

ZUSAMMENSETZUNG, KIT UND VERFAHREN ZUR TRENNUNG VON ZELLEN

COMPOSITION POUR SEPARATION DE CELLULES, TROUSSE ET PROCEDE ASSOCIES

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 11.12.1995 US 570120
11.12.1995 US 570397

(43) Date of publication of application:
24.11.1999 Bulletin 1999/47

(73) Proprietor: DENDREON CORPORATION
Seattle, WA 98101 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • VAN VLASSELAER, Peter
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • PALATHUMPAT, Varghese
    Fremont, CA 94539 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 574 227
DE-A- 3 222 452
 WO-A-96/07097
US-A- 4 927 750
   
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