(19)
(11) EP 1 476 489 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

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

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.10.2008 Bulletin 2008/41

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
09.04.2008 Bulletin 2008/15

(21) Application number: 03709198.0

(22) Date of filing: 14.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08G 65/00(2006.01)
A61K 9/20(2006.01)
 C08G 64/18(2006.01)
A61K 9/70(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/005113
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/070805 (28.08.2003 Gazette 2003/35)

(54)

HYDROLYTICALLY DEGRADABLE ALKYLENE OXIDE BASED POLYMERS

HYDROLYTISCH ABBAUBARE POLYALKYLENOXID-POLYMERE

POLYMERES A BASE D'OXYDE D'ALKYLENE DEGRADABLES PAR HYDROLYSE

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

(30) Priority: 15.02.2002 US 357350 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.11.2004 Bulletin 2004/47

(73) Proprietor: Nektar Therapeutics AL, Corporation
Huntsville, AL 35806-2902 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BENTLEY, Michael, D.
    Huntsville, AL 35801 (US)
  • HARRIS, J., Milton
    Huntsville, AL 35801 (US)
  • ZHAO, Xuan
    Huntsville, AL 35803 (US)
  • BATTLE, William, Dudley, III
    Huntsville, AL 35801 (US)
  • SHEN, Xiaoming
    Madison, AL 35758 (US)

(74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire 
BOULT WADE TENNANT Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 258 780
US-B1- 6 177 095
 US-A- 4 189 609
US-B1- 6 201 065
   
       
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