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(11) EP 1 813 972 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/47

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
10.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/41

(21) Application number: 07108480.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 5/30(2006.01)
C08L 33/04(2006.01)
G02F 1/1337(2006.01)
 C08F 20/10(2006.01)
C08J 5/18(2006.01)

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(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 23.02.2001 JP 2001047575
26.02.2001 JP 2001049696
23.04.2001 JP 2001123871
23.04.2001 JP 2001123931

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/31

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
02700708.7 / 1372004

(73) Proprietors:
  • NIPPON KAYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Tokyo 102-8172 (JP)
  • Polatechno Co., Ltd
    Joetsu-shi, Niigata 944-0101 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tanaka, Kouichi
    Tokyo 115-0045 (JP)
  • Takahashi, Syoushi
    Tokyo 115-0042 (JP)
  • Yoshioka, Kenichiro
    Tokyo 115-0042 (JP)

(74) Representative: Wablat, Wolfgang 
Patentanwalt Dr. Dr. W. Wablat Potsdamer Chaussee 48
14129 Berlin
14129 Berlin (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 666 290
EP-A2- 0 867 469
 EP-A2- 0 565 044
US-A- 5 631 051
   
       
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