Owner Prometheus Laboratories, Inc.

Inventors Dervieux, Thierry; Richerson, Russell

Agent Watermark

Pub. Number AU-B-2004219711

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/081521

Priority 10/384,066 07.03.03 US

Filing date 2 March 2004

Wipo publication date 23 September 2004

Acceptance publication date 22 April 2010

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