diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/dto/EntityKind.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/basic/dto/EntityKind.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2008 ETH Zuerich, CISD
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.basic.dto;
-
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
-/**
- * The <i>GWT</i> counterpart to
- * {@link ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.dto.properties.EntityKind}.
- * 
- * @author Christian Ribeaud
- */
-public enum EntityKind implements Serializable
-{
-    MATERIAL("Material"), EXPERIMENT("Experiment"), SAMPLE("Sample"), DATA_SET("Data Set");
-
-    private final String description;
-
-    private EntityKind(final String description)
-    {
-        this.description = description;
-    }
-
-    public final String getDescription()
-    {
-        return description;
-    }
-
-}