Affiliated companies of Pinduoduo have disclosed patents related to "cold chain transportation method". What are the conditions for applying for a patent?

Pinduoduo is the mainstream e-commerce application product of domestic mobile Internet. A third-party social e-commerce platform focusing on C2M group shopping, it was established in September 2015. By initiating group buying with friends, family, neighbors, etc., users can buy high-quality goods in groups at lower prices. It aims to gather the power of more people, buy better things at lower prices, and experience more benefits and fun. The social concept formed through communication and sharing has formed Pinduoduo’s unique new social e-commerce thinking.

In December 2019, Pinduoduo was selected into the 100 Model Brands at the 2019 China Brand Power Ceremony. In March 2021, Huang Zheng resigned as chairman of Pinduoduo and was succeeded by co-founder Chen Lei. According to news on March 24, 2021, since February this year, the State Cyberspace Administration of China has deployed in-depth "Qingbang" Spring Festival Internet Environment? special action. During the rectification period, the cyberspace department inspected and discovered a number of website platforms with outstanding problems and committed crimes. Some Pinduoduo stores publish pornographic and vulgar graphic and text information.

Cold-chain transportation refers to transportation that keeps the transported goods at a certain temperature during the entire transportation process, whether it is loading and unloading, changing transportation methods, changing packaging equipment, etc. .

Cold chain transportation can be road transportation, waterway transportation, railway transportation, air transportation, or a comprehensive transportation mode composed of multiple transportation modes. Cold chain transportation is an important part of cold chain logistics. Cold chain transportation costs are high and includes more complex mobile refrigeration technology and insulated box manufacturing technology. Cold chain transportation management involves more risks and uncertainties.

The basic conditions for applying for a patent are: The Patent Law stipulates that inventions and utility models granted patent rights must be novel, creative and practical. ?

Novelty: Before submitting an application, the applicant should conduct a comprehensive investigation into the novelty of his invention. If there is obviously no novelty, there is no need to apply for a patent. Creativity: It means that there are essential differences, qualitative leaps and breakthroughs compared with the existing technology, and the technical changes and breakthroughs applied for are not obvious to those of ordinary skill in the field. The so-called "progress compared with the existing technology" means that the invention or utility model has technical advantages or obvious technical advantages over the existing technology. Practicality: It cannot be a simple imitation of the appearance design of existing similar products, nor can it have subtle differences with them that only those skilled in the art can see, but should have obvious differences and differences that the public can see at a glance. "Publication" and "public use" in the changes have the same meaning as in inventions and utility models. ?