Can a business plan apply for intellectual property protection?

Legal analysis: business plan can apply for patent protection, and if the business plan involves system software, it can also apply for software copyright. Business plans are not within the scope of patent protection. If it is a written work, you can consider registering copyright. The law does not grant patent rights to the following projects:

(1) scientific discoveries;

(2) rules and methods of intellectual activities;

(3) Methods of diagnosis and treatment of diseases;

(4) Species of animals and plants;

(5) substances obtained by nuclear transformation.

Legal basis: Intellectual Property Law of the People's Republic of China Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the copyright of authors of literary, artistic and scientific works and their rights and interests related to copyright, encourage the creation and dissemination of works beneficial to the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and material civilization, and promote the development and prosperity of socialist culture and scientific undertakings.