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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.11.2006 (43) Date of publication: 10.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/41 (21) Application number: 06717923.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.01.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/000782 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/076338 (20.07.2006 Gazette 2006/29)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 12.01.2005 US 643137 P (71) Applicant: Pozen, Inc. Chapel Hill, NC 27517 (US)	(72) Inventor: PLACHETKA, John, R. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US) (74) Representative: Perry, Robert Edward  Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)