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(11) EP 1 641 849 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14

(21) Application number: 04777056.5

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.2004
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08F 220/18(1985.01)
C08F 220/30(1985.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2004/020346
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/000923 (06.01.2005 Gazette 2005/01)
(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: 26.06.2003 US 483310 P
26.06.2003 US 483390 P

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

(72) Inventors:
  • BENOIT, Didier
    San Jose, CA 95123 (US)
  • SAFIR, Adam
    Berkeley, CA 94703 (US)
  • CHANG, Han-Ting
    Livermore, CA 94550 (US)
  • CHARMOT, Dominique
    Campbell, CA 95008 (US)

(74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


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