I'm new to drafting and wondering what the best way to start an application would be. Prepare draft claims for the invention as the first step.The patent agent may want to sketch out draft claims in the disclosure meeting with the inventor. Starting to Draft Claims First, include a claim that defines your invention in broad terms, leaving out any and all unnecessary options. Patent ClaimMaster provides tools that assist with automated patent drafting, office action responses, patent forms, and other patent automation. A stepbystep overview of a patent application and maintenance process. The five stages of a patent process. A prelude to patent claim drafting. Today we pick up from there to discuss in a very basic way what must go into your patent claim. When you write a patent application the Patent drawings must be numbered, beginning at 1, in order to be easily referenced.