Owner Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

Inventors Rosenberger, Vered; Lerner, E Itzhak; Flashner-Barak, Moshe; Aqua, Ofer

Agent Shelston IP

Pub. Number AU-B-2003217909

PCT Number PCT/US03/06591

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/075893

Priority 10/291,619 12.11.02 US; 60/361,821 04.03.02 US

Filing date 3 March 2003

Wipo publication date 22 September 2003

Acceptance publication date 30 October 2008

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