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Contract data
Counts from public contract datasets, one question per page. Each page names its dataset, how we counted, and its limits.
What 510 public contracts leave out
We counted 41 clause types across 510 public-company commercial contracts from the CUAD dataset. What is usually there, what is missing, and why it matters.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow long do NDAs last?
How long NDA obligations last, counted from the survival clauses of 607 research NDAs. Typical periods, open-ended ones, and limits.
Source: ContractNLI, Koreeda & Manning (2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataIs this NDA clause normal?
How often 17 NDA clause types appear in 607 research NDAs: how many state each one, how many say the opposite, and what to check in yours.
Source: ContractNLI, Koreeda & Manning (2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow common are non-compete clauses?
How often non-compete and no-hire clauses appear in 510 public-company commercial contracts, broken down by contract type. What the data shows and what it doesn't.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow common is a limitation of liability clause?
How often commercial contracts cap liability — and how often some claims are left uncapped — across 510 public-company contracts, by contract type.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow common are auto-renewal clauses?
How often commercial contracts set a renewal term and a deadline to stop renewal, across 510 public-company contracts, by contract type.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow common are liquidated damages clauses?
How often commercial contracts fix damages in advance, across 510 public-company contracts, with the contract types where it appears most.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
Read the dataHow common are IP assignment clauses?
How often commercial contracts move IP ownership, share it jointly or grant a license, across 510 public-company contracts, by contract type.
Source: CUAD v1, The Atticus Project (Hendrycks et al., 2021), CC BY 4.0
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