NOVEL COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING STEROLS AND/OR STANOLS AND CHOLESTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITORS AND USE THEREOF IN TREATING OR PREVENTING A VARIETY OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS. - Patent 1644399

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EP 1 644 399 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	09.06.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	12.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/15

(21)	Application number: 04737936.7

(22)	Date of filing: 09.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C07J 9/00^(1974.07)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA2004/000999

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/005453 (20.01.2005 Gazette 2005/03)

(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

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Priority:

09.07.2003 US 615456

(71)	Applicant: Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.
	Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2T8 (CA)

(72)	Inventors:
	KUTNEY, James, P. Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 3H2 (CA) PRITCHARD, Haydn, P. Vancouver, British Columbia V6N 2X6 (CA) LUKIC, Tatjana Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 1E2 (CA)

(74)	Representative: Jones, Helen M.M.
	Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	NOVEL COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING STEROLS AND/OR STANOLS AND CHOLESTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITORS AND USE THEREOF IN TREATING OR PREVENTING A VARIETY OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.