<div dir="ltr">For what it's worth, my firm has Power PDF and it's decent software, but any form-fillable PDFs (primarily ADS, SB08, RCE) that Power PDF touches are no longer recognizable as PDFs by the USPTO. You can touch the PDF with Acrobat to make it acceptable to the USPTO again or you can print to CutePDF and turn the PDF into a stack of images.<div><br></div><div>Our IP group also has PDF-XChange, which many list users have recommended, and it's far more powerful. It also doesn't "break" form-fillable PDFs as far as the USPTO is concerned.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,<br>Michael</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 1, 2025 at 8:01\u202fAM Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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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 href="https://www.tungstenautomation.com/products/power-pdf/pricing" target="_blank">web
page</a>) is, apparently, a one-time payment of $129 for
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<div dir="ltr">This was Adobe (and I just
gave them $20 for one month).</div>
<div dir="ltr">I found ANOTHER tool -->
Tungsten/Kofax.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">It just WORKED and a much
better interface.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Now I need to cancel my
subscription to Adobe</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Cheers,</div>
<div dir="ltr">Bill</div>
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<div> On Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 02:08:29 PM GMT+3,
William Ahmed via Patentpractice
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<div dir="ltr">Dear All,</div>
<div dir="ltr">This email relates to the USPTO PDF
ADS form --> <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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