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DINO LONDIS SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP The PDF Grows Up. With PDF/A, It Will Grow Old M 14 Tech Potpourri ost of us work with PDF files every day, but the term "PDF/A" has been on the radar in the last few months. PDF/A is a strict standardization that federal courts will be requiring for the preservation and archiving (that's where the "A" comes in) of PDF documents. We're all familiar with archiving policies and procedures, but how does this federal regulation affect attorneys and support staff? ILTA White Paper UPPING THE RULES If you or your firm perform any federal work, this new requirement for filing in PDF/A will significantly affect how you create and work with PDF documents. On the surface, an ordinary PDF and a PDF/A will look much the same. The differences are under the hood. The ISO standard, "Document Management - Electronic document file format for long-term preservation - Part 1: Use of PDF 1.4 (PDF/A-1)," calls for an adherence to a set of rules: