Appeal No. 2001-0600 Application No. 08/584,776 1. $ modification of the dye of the formula I (I) having an X-ray diffraction pattern (Cu K", radiation) containing lines at the following diffraction angles 22(º): high intensity lines: 7.15, 10.25, 25.9, medium-intensity lines: 16.9, 19.5, 20.1 21.85, 22.65, 23.4, 25.2, 28.5, 32.45. 2. A process for preparing the $ modification of the dye of the formula I according to claim 1, comprising heating the dye which is not present in the $ modifi- cation in an aqueous phase at temperatures from about 70 to about 150ºC. The references relied upon by the examiner are: von Rambach et al. (Rambach) 3,956,270 May 11, 1976 Koller et al. (Koller) 4,327,999 May 04, 1982 Eugster et al. (Eugster) 4,329,144 May 11, 1982 Sommer et al. (Sommer) 4,460,375 Jul. 17, 1984 Hashimoto et al. (Hashimoto) 4,536,569 Aug. 20, 1985 Grounds of Rejection 1. Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over the admitted state of the art as recited on page 1, lines 18-31 of the specification and further in view of Rambach, Koller, Eugster, Sommer or Hashimoto. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007