CO-LYOPHILIZED COMPLEX COMPRISING A NUCLEIC ACID VECTOR AND A FORMULATING AGENT

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EP 1 104 309 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:
	05.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/27

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	03.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/18

(21)	Application number: 99939113.9

(22)	Date of filing: 10.08.1999

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 48/00^(2006.01)

C12N 15/87^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1999/018064

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2000/009086 (24.02.2000 Gazette 2000/08)

(54)	CO-LYOPHILIZED COMPLEX COMPRISING A NUCLEIC ACID VECTOR AND A FORMULATING AGENT CO-LYOPHILISIERTER KOMPLEX UMFASSEND EINEN NUKLEINSÄUREVEKTOR UND EIN FORMULIERUNGSAGENS COMPLEXE CO-LYOPHILISE COMPRENANT UN VECTEUR D'ACIDE NUCLEIQUE ET UN AGENT DE FORMULATION

(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:

14.08.1998 US 96572 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23

(73)	Proprietor: Valentis Inc.
	Burlingame, CA 94010 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BRUNO, Maria The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US) TAGLIAFERRI, Jenna Houston, TX 77098 (US) LAWSON, Luke Spring, TX 77386 (US) LOGAN, Mark, J. The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US) MUMPER, Russ The Woodlands, TX 77381 (US)

(74)	Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote
	40-43 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1JA London WC2A 1JA (GB)

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References cited: :

WO-A-93/00807
WO-A-96/24664
WO-A-96/41873

WO-A-96/21470
WO-A-96/34109

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MUMPER R J ET AL: "Protective interactive noncondensing (PINC) polymers for enhanced plasmid distribution and expression in rat skeletal muscle" JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE,NL,ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERS B.V. AMSTERDAM, vol. 52, no. 1-2, 2 March 1998 (1998-03-02), pages 191-203, XP004113667 ISSN: 0168-3659

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