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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.06.2005 (43) Date of publication: 10.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/19 (21) Application number: 04741127.7 (22) Date of filing: 17.07.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 45/06(1985.01) A61P 11/06(2000.01) A61K 9/12(1974.07) A61P 11/00(2000.01) A61K 31/4704(2000.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/008023 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/013945 (17.02.2005 Gazette 2005/07)

(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: 05.08.2003 EP 03017814 (71) Applicants: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE) AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI GB HU LI  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co.KG 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE) DE	(72) Inventors: MEADE, Christopher, John, Montague 88437 MASELHEIM (DE) PAIRET, Michel 88400 Biberach (DE) PIEPER, Michael, P. 88400 BIBERACH (DE) KONETZKI, Ingo 88447 WARTHAUSEN (DE) (74) Representative: Hammann, Heinz et al Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG Binger Strasse 173 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)