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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.08.2004 (43) Date of publication: 29.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/26 (21) Application number: 03767137.7 (22) Date of filing: 01.08.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 9/12, A61K 9/14 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/024323 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/012672 (12.02.2004 Gazette 2004/07)

(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 (30) Priority: 01.08.2002 US 400159 P 28.08.2002 US 406525 P 18.11.2002 US 427388 P 22.07.2003 US 489191 P (71) Applicant: Mannkind Corporation Danbury, Connecticut 06810 (US)	(72) Inventors: GELBER, Cohava Hartsdale, NY 10530 (US) ROUSSEAU, Kathleen Ossining, NY 10562 (US) (74) Representative: Bassett, Richard Simon et al Eric Potter Clarkson,Park View House,58 The Ropewalk Nottingham NG1 5DD Nottingham NG1 5DD (GB)