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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.04.2008 (43) Date of publication: 13.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/20 (21) Application number: 07788511.9 (22) Date of filing: 22.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/16(2006.01) A61K 9/00(2006.01) A61K 9/20(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2007/058696 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/023027 (28.02.2008 Gazette 2008/09)

(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: 24.08.2006 US 467050 11.04.2007 US 734041 (71) Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)	(72) Inventor: WERNERSBACH, Hans-Werner 55218 Ingelheim (DE) (74) Representative: Hammann, Heinz et al Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH CD-Patents Binger Strasse 173 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)