During this initial phase, sometimes termed "patent preparation", the practitioner may also seek to determine precisely who contributed to the making of the invention.

The practitioner may also seek to find out whether any publications, offers for sale, or other such public disclosures of the invention were made.

The practitioner of Argentum seeks to understand humanity by understanding its opposites.

Some early practitioners sought to extract the defaced poster from its original context and to take it into areas of poetry, photography, or painting.

Muslim practitioners commonly seek the help of the Jinn in magic (singular-jinni).

These practitioners do not necessarily worship demons, but seek to deploy them to obtain their goals.

Bishop's books were well received, "judges adopted his views, and practitioners sought his advice."

The practitioner seeks to attain what the apostle Paul called 'unceasing prayer'.

Its practitioners sought to understand the history and shaping of the Earth through the physical evidence found in rocks and minerals.

In turn, those practitioners seek the rights of movement enshrined in the treaties.