METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCH OF IMPLICITLY DESCRIBED VIRTUAL LIBRARIES - Patent 1066578

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EP 1 066 578 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	10.01.2001 Bulletin 2001/02

(21)	Application number: 99912899.4

(22)	Date of filing: 25.03.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/50, G06F 17/30

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9906/611

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9950/770 (07.10.1999 Gazette 1999/40)

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

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Priority:

27.03.1998 US 79750 P
18.03.1999 US 272996

(71)	Applicant: Combichem, Inc.
	San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GREENE, Jonathan, W. Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US) MOUNT, John San Francisco, CA 94127 (US)

(74)	Representative: Thomson, Paul Anthony et al
	Potts, Kerr & Co.15, Hamilton Square BirkenheadMerseyside L41 6BR BirkenheadMerseyside L41 6BR (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCH OF IMPLICITLY DESCRIBED VIRTUAL LIBRARIES