(19)
(11) EP 1 372 630 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.07.2003

(43) Date of publication:
02.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/01

(21) Application number: 02728597.2

(22) Date of filing: 29.03.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A61K 31/18
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/009577
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/078523 (10.10.2002 Gazette 2002/41)
(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: 30.03.2001 US 279698 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd
    Tokyo 100-8185 (JP)
  • University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • YAMAGATA, Tsuyoshi,Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Sunto-gun,Shizuoka 411-8731 (JP)
  • ATSUKI, KaoruHead Of.Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Choyoda-ku,Tokio 100-8185 (JP)
  • OHNO, Tetsuji,Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
    Sunto-gun,Shizuoka 411-8731 (JP)
  • SHIRAKURA, Shiro,Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd,
    Sunto-gun,Shizuoka 41-8731 (JP)
  • DEGROAT, William, C.
    Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (US)
  • SCULPOREANU, Adrian
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (US)
  • KARASAWA, Akira,Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
    Sunto-gun,Shizuoka 41-8731 (JP)
  • YOSHIMURA, Naoki
    Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (US)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
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81675 München
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(54) AGENT FOR THE TREATMENT OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER