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(11) EP 1 278 888 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
29.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/05

(21) Application number: 01933841.7

(22) Date of filing: 17.04.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C12Q 1/40
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP0104/360
(87) International publication number:
WO 0108/1617 (01.11.2001 Gazette 2001/44)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 26.04.2000 EP 00201500

(71) Applicants:
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    AT BE CH DE ES FI FR GR IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR 
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    CY GB IE 
  • MERCK PATENT GmbH
    64293 Darmstadt (DE)

(72) Inventors:
  • DOHMEN, Roger
    NL-3603 AN Maarssen (NL)
  • LINXWEILER, Winfried
    64293 Darmstadt (DE)

(74) Representative: Ruschke, Hans Edvard, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Ruschke Hartmann BeckerPienzenauerstrasse 2
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


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