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(43) Date of publication: 08.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/06 (21) Application number: 04729915.1 (22) Date of filing: 28.04.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/137(2000.01) A61P 3/04(2000.01) A61K 47/12(1990.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2004/001808 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/096202 (11.11.2004 Gazette 2004/46)

(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 (30) Priority: 28.04.2003 IN MU42102003 (71) Applicant: Cipla Ltd. Mumbai 400 008 (IN)	(72) Inventors: LULLA, Amar, 131 Maker Towers "L" Mumbai 400 005, Maharashtra (IN) MALHOTRA, Geena, 4 Anderson House Mumbai 400 010, Maharashtra (IN) (74) Representative: Curtis, Philip Anthony et al A.A. Thornton & Co., 235 High Holborn London WC1V 7LE London WC1V 7LE (GB)