Prior to writing claim answer these questions: • What is the invention? • What are the pieces and parts that make up the invention?Each claim is a single sentence describing precisely what new, useful, and nonobvious features constitute the actual invention. A provisional patent template is an outline to complete your provisional patent application correctly and will help you when starting the patent process. Come up with a strong title for the invention. Intended as an introductory text, it covers the entire patent application and includes many helpful examples illustrating the process from start to finish. Submit an Intellectual Property Disclosure Form. A design patent application can include only one claim. If designs are unrelated, you need to file them in separate applications. Complete our design patent questionnaire.