Legal analysis: Technical secret is a kind of trade secret. Definition: Trade secret refers to technical information and business information that are not known to the public, can bring economic benefits to the obligee, and are practical and have been kept confidential by the obligee. Invention as mentioned in the patent law refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement; Utility model refers to a new technical scheme suitable for practical use for the shape, structure or combination of products. Inventions and utility models should be novel, creative and practical, and should also comply with other provisions of the Patent Law and the detailed rules for the implementation.
legal basis: patent law of the people's Republic of China
article 2 inventions mentioned in this law refer to inventions, utility models and designs. Invention refers to a new technical scheme proposed for a product, method or its improvement. Utility model refers to a new practical technical scheme for the shape, structure or combination of products. Appearance design refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made on the whole or part of the product's shape, pattern or their combination, and the combination of color, shape and pattern.