(19)
(11) EP 1 608 689 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
28.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/52

(21) Application number: 04758719.1

(22) Date of filing: 02.04.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C08F 2/38, C08F 293/00, C08F 8/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/010014
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/089994 (21.10.2004 Gazette 2004/43)
(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL HR LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 03.04.2003 US 407405
26.06.2003 US 609255

(71) Applicant: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHARMOT, Dominique
    Campbell, CA 95008 (US)
  • CHANG, Han-Ting
    Livermore, CA 94550 (US)
  • WANG, Wenyue
    Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US)
  • PIOTTI, Marcello
    San Jose, CA 95125 (US)

(74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät 
Maximilianstrasse 58
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


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