{"id":3102,"date":"2022-05-17T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/?p=3102"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:08:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:08:40","slug":"patent-application-drafting-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-drafting-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Patent Application Drafting Workflow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/category\/step-by-step-tutorials\/\">Tutorials<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Patent Application Drafting Workflow<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/\">ClaimMaster<\/a> lets you create an application shell document generated from one of the pre-defined templates. Once you generate a shell document, you can follow a pre-defined workflow to fill various shell sections (e.g., add cloned claims, figures, Abstract, Summary, etc.) using ClaimMaster&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/patent-application-drafting.html\">patent application drafting<\/a> tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can take a look at the demo of the application drafting workflow in the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patent application drafting tools\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cDN3rnjzHzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">To generate a new patent application shell document, perform the following steps:<br\/><\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650224719675\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Open Claims Document (Optional)<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Open a Word document containing your starting claim set. This could be any claim set, preferably containing at least one method claim.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650220310711\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Start the Application Shell Tool<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">From the ClaimMaster tab, click on the\u00a0<strong>Patent Drafting Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>then click on\u00a0<strong>Generate Application Shell:<\/strong><br\/><br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture1.png 361w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture1-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><br\/><br\/>Doing so will bring up a patent application shell selection menu. <\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650224572470\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select the Desired Application Shell<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">From the selection menu, select a new application shell to generate.  You can also specify whether to copy the claims from the currently open document into the new shell.  Once you make you selection, click on <strong>Generate Document<\/strong>.<br\/><br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture2.png 445w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture2-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650224816892\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Start the Application Drafting Workflow (Optional)<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">If you chose to copy the claims into the new shell, ClaimMaster will generate a new shell document and also bring up a claim cloning tool, allowing you to clone method claims into other claim types (e.g., system, CRM, etc.) based on the pre-configured templates.   Otherwise, you can copy the claims into the new shell document manually and start the cloning process from there. For more information about cloning claims, please see this step-by-step article. <br\/><br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture3.png 602w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture3-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture3-600x558.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><br\/><br\/>Once you clone the claims and add them into the shell using the <strong>Insert Claims<\/strong> button, click on the <strong>Next Steps<\/strong> button to move on to the next patent application drafting step.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650225592712\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Repeat Patent Document Generation Steps (Optional)<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Once you click <strong>Next Steps<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll be presented with a workflow widget that lets you select the next patent drafting step and also indicates which steps have been completed:<br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture4.png 350w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture4-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br\/><br\/>From the menu, you can select the next desired step and click Start to bring up the appropriate patent drafting tool.  Once you add the desired section to the document, click <strong>Next Steps<\/strong> in that tool and proceed with the next step in the workflow until you are finished with all the sections you wish to add to the shell.  Here are the specific step-by-step tutorials for individual patent application drafting tools:<strong><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-claim-cloning-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-claim-cloning-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloning method claims into other statutory types<\/a><br\/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-summary-drafting-tools\/\"><strong>* Generating Summary<\/strong><\/a><strong><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-abstract-drafting-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-abstract-drafting-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generating Abstract<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-flowcharts-drafting-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-application-flowcharts-drafting-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generating flowcharts and corresponding descriptions<\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-figures-generation-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">*<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/patent-figures-generation-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generating figures and corresponding descriptions<\/a><br\/><\/strong><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1650225658547\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Add Paragraph Numbers to the Generated Shell (Optional)<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Once you complete the workflow and add the desired document sections to your application document shell, you can optionally add paragraph numbers to the final document.  To do so,  from the ClaimMaster tab, click on the\u00a0<strong>Patent Drafting Tools<\/strong>\u00a0menu<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>then click on\u00a0<strong>Add Paragraph Numbers to Specification<\/strong>: <br\/><br\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture6.png 368w, https:\/\/www.patentclaimmaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/application_drafting_workflow_Picture6-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on this feature, check out the&nbsp;<a 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