Appeal No. 2001-0615 Application No. 08/741,459 The invention is directed to a system for electronically developing and processing a legal document. More particularly, one party to the document selectively connects a plurality of remote entities to the workstation of that one party and the one party retains control of the document until the document is executed. At least one of the remote entities, another party to the document, may further develop the document for contemplated execution but control of the document remains with the one party until execution. Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. A system for electronically developing and processing a document, the system comprising: 1) at least one local computer workstation, wherein at least one such local workstation can electronically capture information input by a first party for originating and developing the document, said first party retaining control of said document until execution; 2) at least one remote information bureau computer, wherein at least one such information bureau computer is connectable to said at least one local workstation for electronically further developing the document; and 3) a plurality of remote entities selectively connectable by said first party to said at least one local computer workstation, at least one entity of said plurality of remote entities comprising a second party to the document and having at least one computer connectable to said at least one local computer workstation for electronically further developing the document for contemplated execution of the document by said first and second parties. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007