Common Paper standard agreements have been downloaded more than 40,000 times and used to close millions of dollars in deals. They are created and maintained by a committee of expert attorneys and released for free under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 License.
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The Common Paper Committee
Our standard agreements are created by a committee of dozens of attorneys representing technology vendors, procurement teams, boutique firms, and Big Law.
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A streamlined structure for commercial contracts
Common Paper agreements have two parts:
The Cover Page
Contains the variables that allow you to customize an agreement to suit your specific needs. All negotiations happen in the Cover Page.
The Standard Terms
The static structure that creates reliability. Standard Terms are identical for everyone.
Standards make contracting easier for everyone
Our standard agreements are drafted to start each negotiation on fair and reasonable terms for both sides. Because the Standard Terms never change, both vendors and buyers can review them once and rely on them over and over.
Common Paper agreements are free to use and modify under the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Standard contracts get results
15,000+ contract downloads
63% of contracts signed within 24 hours
47% reduction in counterparty paper
“I've seen acquisitions where there were landmines hidden in contracts, but I was relieved to find out that Turbine was on Common Paper. That eliminated a whole class of potential problems that could have thrown a wrench in the deal. Anything that checks items off the due diligence list faster is good for founders and for us.”
Andrew MacLeod, General Counsel, Settle (acquired Turbine, a Common Paper user, in 2024)