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EP 1 392 265 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.12.2003 (43) Date of publication: 03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10 (21) Application number: 01987187.0 (22) Date of filing: 30.10.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2001/045367 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/041884 (30.05.2002 Gazette 2002/22)

(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: 30.10.2000 US 244482 P 01.11.2000 US 245110 P 02.11.2000 US 246235 P (71) Applicant: Pain Therapeutics, Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)	(72) Inventor: SCHOENHARD, Grant, L. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) (74) Representative: Richardson, Kate  Forrester & Boehmert,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)