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EP 1 208 426 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 08.11.2001 (43) Date of publication: 29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22 (21) Application number: 00947719.1 (22) Date of filing: 24.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G06F 9/44 (86) International application number: PCT/CA0000/841 (87) International publication number: WO 0108/002 (01.02.2001 Gazette 2001/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 23.07.1999 US 145207 P (71) Applicant: Codagen Technologies Corp. Montreal,Quebec H3A 2L1 (CA)	(72) Inventors: BRASSARD, Michel Montreal, Québec 1HY 3H9 (CA) SHINGAROV, Boris Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7G6 (CA) (74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al Modiano, Josif, Pisanty & Staub,Baaderstrasse 3 80469 München 80469 München (DE)