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EP 2 046 295 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16 (21) Application number: 07766448.0 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/16(2006.01) A61K 31/192(2006.01) A61K 31/167(2006.01) A61K 31/60(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2007/050407 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/007150 (17.01.2008 Gazette 2008/03)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 13.07.2006 GB 0613925 29.06.2007 WO PCT/EP2007/056560 (71) Applicant: Unilever PLC London EC4Y 0DY (GB)

(72) Inventors: Elphick, Andrew James Oxfordshire OX29 8RA (GB) Staniforth, John Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 6FH (GB) Wang, Dong Liverpool Merseyside L3 4FH (GB) Duncalf, David John Cheshire CH64 OTU (GB) Rannard, Steven Paul Chester CH2 4EJ (GB) Long, James Wirral Cheshire CH43 1TF (GB) Foster, Alison Jayne Wirral Merseyside CH63 8QB (GB) (74) Representative: Teuten, Andrew John  Sagittarius Intellectual Property Consultants Ltd Taylor House 39 High Street Marlow, Bucks. SL7 1AF Marlow, Bucks. SL7 1AF (GB)