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(43) Date of publication: 02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14 (21) Application number: 01945221.8 (22) Date of filing: 31.05.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C08J 5/18, C08L 1/06, A61L 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0106/187 (87) International publication number: WO 0109/2382 (06.12.2001 Gazette 2001/49)

(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: 01.06.2000 GB 0013185 (71) Applicant: UCB S.A. 1070 Bruxelles (BE)	(72) Inventors: MARSHALL, Colin"Sebastian" WigtonCumbria CA7 9ES (GB) ACHTERBERG, Volker, Fritz 20253 Hamburg (DE) RUHNAU, Klaus, Alfred 22885 Barsbüttel (DE) VON DER WETH, Andreas, Matthias 22299 Hamburg (DE) (74) Representative: Kirk, Martin  UCB, S.A.Intellectual Property DepartmentAllée de la Recherche 60 B-1070 Brussels B-1070 Brussels (BE)