(19)
(11) EP 1 625 201 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.09.2005

(43) Date of publication:
15.02.2006 Bulletin 2006/07

(21) Application number: 04751536.6

(22) Date of filing: 06.05.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12N 1/00(1980.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/014180
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/101746 (25.11.2004 Gazette 2004/48)
(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: 07.05.2003 US 468910 P

(71) Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-2070 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCHMIDT-DANNERT, Claudia
    Shoreview, MN 55126 (US)
  • LEE, Pyung, Cheon
    St. Paul, MN 55114 (US)
  • MIJTS, Benjamin, N.
    St. Paul, MN 55102 (US)

(74) Representative: Grund, Martin 
Dr. Volker Vossius Patentanwaltskanzlei Geibelstrasse 6
81679 München
81679 München (DE)

   


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