FINE GRAINS FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS STABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGES

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EP 1 459 629 B8

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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	27.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/26

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	28.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/13

(21)	Application number: 02792063.6

(22)	Date of filing: 27.12.2002

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A01N 57/20^(2006.01)
A01N 47/36^(2006.01)
A01N 43/70^(2006.01)
A01N 43/54^(2006.01)
A01N 43/40^(2006.01)
A01N 43/653^(2006.01)
A01N 37/48^(2006.01)
A01N 37/18^(2006.01)

A01N 25/12^(2006.01)
A01N 47/30^(2006.01)
A01N 43/707^(2006.01)
A01N 39/04^(2006.01)
A01N 43/82^(2006.01)
A01N 43/84^(2006.01)
A01N 37/34^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2002/013846

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/055312 (10.07.2003 Gazette 2003/28)

(54)	FINE GRAINS FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS STABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGES KLIMAWECHSELBESTÄNDIGES FEINGRANULAT FÜR DIE UNKRAUTBEKÄMPFUNG GRAINS FINS HERBICIDES STABLES VIS-A-VIS DES VARIATIONS CLIMATIQUES

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

27.12.2001 JP 2001403034

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	22.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/39

(73)	Proprietor: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
	Tokyo 104-8260 (JP)

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Inventors:

KAWADA, Hiroshi c/o Nihon Green & Garden Corporation
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0004 (JP)
KIKUTA, Masaji c/o Nihon Green & Garden Corporation
Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0841 (JP)
YOSHIDA, Ruriko c/o Nihon Green & Garden Corporation
Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-0841 (JP)
TADENUMA,Yoshinori Aventis Crop Scie.Shionogi K.K.
Inashiki-gun Ibaraki 300-1152 (JP)
TANIGUCHI,K. Bayer CropScience K.K.
4-10-8 Takanawa,Minato-ku Tokyo 108-8572 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Hartz, Nikolai
	Wächtershäuser & Hartz Patentanwaltspartnerschaft Ottostrasse 4 80333 München 80333 München (DE)

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References cited: :

WO-A1-00/08940
WO-A1-98/09525
JP-A- 62 175 408

WO-A1-00/08940
JP-A- 5 271 021
US-A- 4 622 060

DATABASE CA CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, US; 9 January 1988 (1988-01-09), XP002571216 Database accession no. 108:2163 & JP 06 078204 B 5 October 1994 (1994-10-05) -& DATABASE WPI Week 198735 Thomson Scientific, London, GB; AN 1987-246956 XP002571217 -& JP 62 169702 A (HOECHST AG) 25 July 1987 (1987-07-25)
DATABASE WPI Week 200155 Thomson Scientific, London, GB; AN 2001-499286 XP002571232 & JP 2001 139401 A (SUMITOMO CHEM CO LTD) 22 May 2001 (2001-05-22)

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