1. A computer-implemented method for analyzing a patent application and providing a visual representation, the method comprising: receiving a selection from a user to view claims of the patent application in a claim tree hierarchy; displaying, by a computer, the claims in the claim tree hierarchy on a display, wherein the claim tree hierarchy visually depicts relationships between the claims; identifying one or more words of at least one of the claims that constitutes an element; and displaying, in the claim tree hierarchy, the words constituting the element in association with the claim.