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    <p>Thank you for posting.  Thanks to you I clicked around a bit. 
      This Tungsten-branded Power PDF Standard for Windows (<a
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href="https://www.tungstenautomation.com/products/power-pdf/pricing">web
        page</a>) is, apparently, a one-time payment of $129 for
      lifetime use of the software.</p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/1/2025 5:46 AM, William Ahmed via
      Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">This was Adobe (and I just
          gave them $20 for one month).</div>
        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I found ANOTHER tool --&gt;
          Tungsten/Kofax.</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">It just WORKED and a much
          better interface.</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Now I need to cancel my
          subscription to Adobe</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Cheers,</div>
        <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bill</div>
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            <div> On Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 02:08:29 PM GMT+3,
              William Ahmed via Patentpractice
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">&lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;</a> wrote: </div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Dear All,</div>
                    <div dir="ltr">This email relates to the USPTO PDF
                      ADS form --&gt; <span><span>AIA00014.pdf</span></span></div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I want to import data into the ADS to
                      let me populate the ADS. </div>
                    <div dir="ltr">I also want to export data from
                      pre-filled-out ADSs.</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I just bought an Adobe subscription
                      --- $$$$ -- since the Adobe free reader does not
                      support this.</div>
                    <div dir="ltr">I have zero experience in this.</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">The (not intuitive) Adobe interface
                      tells me to go to "prepare forms" and then "create
                      forms"</div>
                    <div dir="ltr">I did this and I am told that "You
                      cannot edit this form due to security settings"</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">From Adobe, the security of the ADS
                      [AIA00014.pdf] says that "changing the form" is
                      NOT allowed even though it also lists the security
                      method as "no security"</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I remember from a number of years ago
                      that folks COULD do this.</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Did the USPTO shut this down??? </div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">I do NOT want to use online ADS
                      forms.</div>
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                    <div dir="ltr">Many thanks!</div>
                    <div dir="ltr">Bill</div>
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