Can the easiest idea be patented? First of all, it depends on the nature of your idea.
1. If the idea is a business method, it is currently not possible to apply for a patent in China.
Several situations in which authorization cannot be granted: Article 25 does not grant patent rights for the following items:
(1) Scientific discoveries;
( 2) Rules and methods of intellectual activities;
(3) Diagnosis and treatment methods of diseases;
(4) Animal and plant varieties;
(5 ) Substances obtained by atomic nuclei transformation;
(6) Designs made on the patterns, colors, or a combination of the two of flat printed matter that serve mainly as a mark.
Patent rights may be granted in accordance with the provisions of this Law for the production methods of the products listed in item (4) of the preceding paragraph.