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(43) Date of publication: 03.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/27 (21) Application number: 00963808.1 (22) Date of filing: 15.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 2/00, C07K 7/06, C07K 14/71, C07K 14/715, A61K 38/19, A61K 38/20, A61P 35/00, A61P 43/00 (86) International application number: PCT/AU0001/118 (87) International publication number: WO 0119/847 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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: 15.09.1999 AU PQ287599 12.07.2000 AU PQ873300 (71) Applicants: MEDVET SCIENCE PTY. LTD. Thebarton, S.A. 5000 (AU) Berndt, Michael, C. Mount Eliza, VIC 3930 (AU)	(72) Inventors: GUTHRIDGE, Mark, Andrew Kent Town, S.A. 5067 (AU) STOMSKI, Frank, Charles Croydon Park, S.A. 5008 (AU) LOPEZ, Angel, Francisco Medindie, S.A. 5081 (AU) (74) Representative: Dzieglewska, Hanna Eva  Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)