Solid state qubits realized in superconducting circuits are potentially scalable. However, strong decoherence
may be transferred to the qubits by various elements of the circuits that couple individual qubits, particularly
when coupling is implemented over long distances. We propose here an encoding that provides full protection
against errors originating from these coupling elements, for a chain of superconducting qubits with a nearest
neighbor anisotropic XY-interaction. The encoding is also seen to provide partial protection against errors
deriving from general electronic noise
