(19)
(11)
EP 1 490 406 A1
(12)
(43)
Date of publication:
29.12.2004
Bulletin 2004/53
(21)
Application number:
03714841.8
(22)
Date of filing:
18.03.2003
(51)
International Patent Classification (IPC)
7
:
C07K
16/24
(86)
International application number:
PCT/EP2003/002785
(87)
International publication number:
WO 2003/080673
(
02.10.2003
Gazette 2003/40)
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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 RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK
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Priority:
26.03.2002
DE 10213762
(71)
Applicant:
Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)
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Inventors:
KIKUTANI, Hitoshi
Suita Osaka 565-0842 (JP)
Kumanogoh, Atsushi
Osaka 563-0029 (JP)
Barsoumian, Edward Leon
Osaka 560-0005 (JP)
(54)
COSTIMULATORY MOLECULE AND ITS USE