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Common Paper Amendment

An amendment template for modifying existing agreements, based on Common Paper's standard form. References the original agreement and details the specific changes being made.

18 fields CC-BY-4.0 Common Paper

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npx open-agreements fill common-paper-amendment -d values.json -o output.docx

Fields (18)

Parties

FieldTypeDescription
Company Name
company_name
string Company name (shown in header)
Party 1
party_1
string Full name of the first party to the original agreement
Party 2
party_2
string Full name of the second party to the original agreement

Terms

FieldTypeDescription
Agreement Name
agreement_name
string Name of the agreement being amended
Agreement Date
agreement_date
string Date of the original agreement
Amendment Effective Date
amendment_effective_date
date Effective date of this amendment
Amendment Topic
amendment_topic
string Topic or variable being changed
Amendment Details
amendment_details
string Details about what is being changed

Signature Block

FieldTypeDescription
Party 1 Signatory Type
party_1_signatory_type
enum Whether the first party signatory is an entity or individual
Party 1 Signatory Name
party_1_signatory_name
string Full legal name of the first party's signatory
Party 1 Signatory Title
party_1_signatory_title
string Title/role of the first party's signatory (entity only)
Party 1 Signatory Company
party_1_signatory_company
string Company name for the first party signatory (entity only)
Party 1 Signatory Email
party_1_signatory_email
string Notice email address for the first party
Party 2 Signatory Type
party_2_signatory_type
enum Whether the second party signatory is an entity or individual
Party 2 Signatory Name
party_2_signatory_name
string Full legal name of the second party's signatory
Party 2 Signatory Title
party_2_signatory_title
string Title/role of the second party's signatory (entity only)
Party 2 Signatory Company
party_2_signatory_company
string Company name for the second party signatory (entity only)
Party 2 Signatory Email
party_2_signatory_email
string Notice email address for the second party

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