HCV FUSION PROTEINS WITH MODIFIED NS3 DOMAINS - Patent 1539809

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EP 1 539 809 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.04.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21)	Application number: 03763172.8

(22)	Date of filing: 02.07.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07K 14/18, A61K 39/29

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2003/020996

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/005473 (15.01.2004 Gazette 2004/03)

(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 RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

02.07.2002 US 393694 P
08.07.2002 US 394510 P

(71)	Applicant: Chiron Corporation
	Emeryville,California 94608 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	HOUGHTON, Michael Emeryville, CA 94662-8097 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hallybone, Huw George et al
	Carpmaels and Ransford,43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	HCV FUSION PROTEINS WITH MODIFIED NS3 DOMAINS