The rules and methods of intellectual activities cannot be patented.

Does the subject want to ask "can't the rules and methods of intellectual activities be patented?" Yes From the perspective of patent law, patent law protects the technical scheme with novelty, creativity and practicality. Although the rules and methods of intellectual activities seem to have nothing to do with technology, they can actually be regarded as a technical solution. Game rules can be regarded as a scheme of game technology, and mathematical algorithm can be regarded as a scheme of computing technology. As long as the rules and methods of intellectual activities are novel, creative and practical, they can be regarded as patentable technical solutions.