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(43) Date of publication: 06.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/23 (21) Application number: 10744770.8 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/06(2006.01) A61K 31/192(2006.01) A61P 17/10(2006.01) A61K 31/136(2006.01) A61K 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/043671 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/014627 (03.02.2011 Gazette 2011/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 30.07.2009 US 229903 P (71) Applicant: Allergan, Inc. Irvine, CA 92612 (US)

(72) Inventors: AHLUWALIA, Gurpreet Irvine California 92612 (US) WARNER, Kevin, S. Anaheim California 92807 (US) CHEN, Haigang Petaluma California 94954 (US) YANG, Meidong Richmond California 94801 (US) BEDDINGFIELD, Frederick, C. Pacific Pallisades, CA 90272 (US) EHRHARDT, Jeffrey, R. San Clemente, CA 92673 (US) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)