Merging Contract Versions
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a base version of a contract including a first contract provision and a proposed revision to the contract including a second contract provision;
determining whether an event affecting the first contract provision has occurred and generating an indication thereof,if the indication indicates that the event has occurred, selecting the first contract provision as a merged contract provision;
if the indication indicates that the event has not occurred, selecting the second contract provision as the merged contract provision; and
generating a merged contract including the merged contract provision.
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Abstract
Proposed revisions to a contract can be selectively merged with provisions included in a base version of a contract to generate a merged contract. To determine whether a particular provision in the merged contract should be selected from the base contract or the proposed revision to the contract, a check can be made to determine if an event affecting a provision in the base contract has occurred. If such an event has occurred, the contract provision from the base contract can be chosen for the merged contract. Otherwise, a provision from the proposed revision to the contract can be used in the merged contract. A graphical user interface (GUI) can be used to present various contract versions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a base version of a contract including a first contract provision and a proposed revision to the contract including a second contract provision; determining whether an event affecting the first contract provision has occurred and generating an indication thereof, if the indication indicates that the event has occurred, selecting the first contract provision as a merged contract provision; if the indication indicates that the event has not occurred, selecting the second contract provision as the merged contract provision; and generating a merged contract including the merged contract provision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a memory configured to store a program of computer readable instructions; a processor operably coupled to the memory and configured to execute the program of instructions stored in the memory, the program of instructions comprising; at least one instruction to obtain a base version of a contract including a first contract provision and a proposed revision to the contract including a second contract provision; at least one instruction to determine whether an event affecting the first contract provision has occurred and generate an indication thereof, at least one instruction to select the first contract provision as a merged contract provision if the indication indicates that the event has occurred; at least one instruction to select the second contract provision as the merged contract provision if the indication indicates that the event has not occurred; and at least one instruction to generate a merged contract including the merged contract provision. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A graphical user interface (GUI) comprising:
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a first area displaying information associated with a base contract; a second area displaying information associated with a proposed contract; and a third area displaying information associated with a merged contract, including information selected from at least one of the base contract and the proposed contract. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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