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EP 1 444 339 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.12.2002 (43) Date of publication: 11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33 (21) Application number: 02715602.5 (22) Date of filing: 14.01.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2002/000086 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/057407 (25.07.2002 Gazette 2002/30)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR (30) Priority: 17.01.2001 IN MA472001 (71) Applicant: Avestha Gengraine Technologies PVT Ltd Bangalore 560 066,Karnataka (IN)	(72) Inventors: VILLOO, Patell M.,Avestha Gengraine Tech. Pvt Ltd Bangalore 560 066,Karnataka (IN) SHIVE, Gowda,Avestha Gengraine Tech. Pvt Ltd Bangalore 560 066,Karnataka (IN) (74) Representative: Jacob, Reuben Ellis et al R G C Jenkins & Co.,26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)