(19)
(11) EP 2 193 789 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
26.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/26

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/08

(21) Application number: 08783745.6

(22) Date of filing: 25.07.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 31/05(2006.01)
A61K 31/7032(2006.01)
A23L 1/30(2006.01)
A61K 31/222(2006.01)
 A61K 31/085(2006.01)
A61P 25/24(2006.01)
A61K 31/7034(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CN2008/071752
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/018747 (12.02.2009 Gazette 2009/07)

(54)

THE APPLICATION OF 5-METHYL-1,3-BENZENEDIOL OR DERIVATIVES THEREOF IN THE PREPARATION OF MEDICINES AND FUNCTIONAL FOODS FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF DEPRESSION

ANWENDUNG VON 5-METHYL-1,3-BENZOLDIOL ODER EINEM DERIVAT DAVON BEI DER ZUBEREITUNG EINES ARZNEIMITTELS UND NUTRAZEUTIKUMS ZUR BEHANDLUNG ODER PRÄVENTION VON DEPRESSION

UTILISATION DU 5-METHYL-1,3-BENZENEDIOL OU DE SES DERIVES DANS LA PREPARATION DE MEDICAMENTS OU DE NOURRITURE FONCTIONNELLE DESTINES AU TRAITEMENT OU A LA PREVENTION DE LA DEPRESSION

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 03.08.2007 CN 200710066088

(43) Date of publication of application:
09.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/23

(73) Proprietors:
  • Kunming Institute Of Botany, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Kunming Yunnan 650223 (CN)
  • Kunming Jingbiao Biosciences R&d Co., Ltd.
    Yunnan 650224 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • CHEN, Jijun
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • XU, Lin
    Kunming Yunnan 650223 (CN)
  • ZHOU, Jun
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • LU, Jun
    Kunming Yunnan 650224 (CN)
  • MAO, Rongrong
    Kunming Yunnan 650223 (CN)
  • TIAN, Meng
    Kunming Yunnan 650223 (CN)
  • ZHOU, Qixin
    Kunming Yunnan 650223 (CN)
  • ZHANG, Xuemei
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • SHEN, Yong
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • JIANG, Zhiyong
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)
  • ZUO, Aixue
    Kunming Yunnan 650204 (CN)

(74) Representative: McCarthy, Denis Alexis et al
MacLachlan & Donaldson 47 Merrion Square
Dublin 2
Dublin 2 (IE)


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