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(43) Date of publication: 08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45 (21) Application number: 05715395.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.02.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/46(2006.01) A61P 11/00(2006.01) A61P 11/06(2006.01) A61K 38/17(2006.01) A61P 11/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2005/001690 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/079796 (01.09.2005 Gazette 2005/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 20.02.2004 EP 04003940 (71) Applicants: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH 55216 Ingelheim (DE) AT BE BG CH CY CZ DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR  Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG 55216 Ingelheim (DE) DE	(72) Inventors: PAIRET, Michel 88400 BIBERACH (DE) MEADE, Christopher, John, Montague 88437 MASELHEIM (DE) PIEPER, Michael, P. 88400 BIBERACH (DE) (74) Representative: Hammann, Heinz et al Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH CD-Patents Binger Strasse 173 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)