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(11) EP 1 404 370 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3:
24.04.2003

(43) Date of publication:
07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(21) Application number: 02740697.4

(22) Date of filing: 07.06.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 47/36
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2002/006279
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/100437 (19.12.2002 Gazette 2002/51)
(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: 08.06.2001 EP 01113959
08.06.2001 EP 01113958
21.06.2001 EP 01115096
21.06.2001 EP 01115097

(71) Applicants:
  • Novartis AG
    4056 Basel (CH)

    BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LU MC NL PT SE TR LI 
  • Novartis Pharma GmbH
    1230 Wien (AT)

    AT 

(72) Inventors:
  • BABIOLE SAUNIER, Maggy
    F-68130 Jettingen (FR)
  • BIZEC, Jean-Claude
    F-68510 Sierentz (FR)
  • FETZ, Andrea
    CH-8620 Wetzikon (CH)
  • SCHOCH, Christian
    CH-4132 Muttenz (CH)

(74) Representative: Grubb, Philip William 
Novartis AG,Corporate Intellectual Property
4002 Basel
4002 Basel (CH)

   


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