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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 |
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Priority: |
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Date of publication of application: |
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14.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/11 |
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Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC: |
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07797729.6 / 2029725 |
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Proprietor: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (US) |
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- KUBOTA, Hiroshi
Chapel Hill NC 27516 (US)
- REID, Lola M.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US)
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Representative: Nederlandsch Octrooibureau |
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P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague
2502 LS The Hague (NL) |
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