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(88) Date of publication A3: 24.11.2005 (43) Date of publication: 18.01.2006 Bulletin 2006/03 (21) Application number: 04750119.2 (22) Date of filing: 15.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 5/00(1980.01) C12N 15/63(1990.01) C12N 15/00(1980.01) A01N 43/04(1985.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/011517 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/091525 (28.10.2004 Gazette 2004/44)

(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: 15.04.2003 US 462692 P (71) Applicant: Immunomedics, Inc. Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 (US)	(72) Inventors: HNATOWICH, Donald J. Brookline, MA 02446 (US) HE, Jiang Worcester, MA 01604 (US) LIU, Guozheng Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (US) GUPTA, Suresh Worcester, MA 01605 (US) ZHANG, Yumin Shrewsbury, MA 01545 (US) RUSCKOWSKI, Mary Southborough, MA 01772-1731 (US) (74) Representative: Bohmann, Armin K.  Bohmann & Loosen, Anwaltssozietät, Sonnenstrasse 8 80331 München 80331 München (DE)