The operation method of the game itself cannot be patented. It belongs to the rules of intellectual activities and is not an object protected by patent law. Article 25 No patent rights will be granted 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; (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 mainly serve 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. That is the second item above.
The operation method of the game is similar to that of board and card games, such as Ludo, which uses intellectual rules to realize different game modes, so it cannot be patented.
It is recommended to combine the operation method with the hardware to more easily meet the requirements of patent law, thus making it a technical solution in the sense of patent law.
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