Special provisions for applying for patents mean that the patent application involves new biological materials that are not available to the public, and the description of the biological materials is not sufficient to enable those skilled in the field to realize their inventions. So what are the special regulations for applying for a patent? Next, Bajie Intellectual Property will take you to understand the relevant knowledge. Special provisions for patent application 1. The applicant shall submit samples of the biological material to a depository recognized by the patent administration department of the State Council before the date of application or at the latest within four months from the date of application. Submit the preservation certificate and survival certificate issued by the depository unit within the period; if the certificate is submitted before the expiration of the period, the sample will be deemed not to have been submitted for preservation; 2. Provide information on the characteristics of biological materials in the application documents; 3. Involving the preservation of biological material samples The patent application shall indicate in the request and description the classification and nomenclature of the biological material, the name, address, storage date and preservation number of the unit that deposits the biological material sample; If corrections are not made within the time limit, it will be deemed that they have not been submitted for deposit; 4. After the invention patent is announced, any unit or individual that wants to use the biological materials involved in the patent application for experimental purposes should submit a request to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council. Request, the following matters should be stated in the request: 1. The applicant’s name or name and address; 2. The biological material will not be guaranteed to anyone else; 3. Before the patent is granted, it will only be used as a guarantee for experimental use.