Can I apply for a patent for algorithm software?

This algorithm cannot be patented. Algorithms generally come down to the rules and methods of intellectual activities. At present, only software that can solve some technical problems in the production process, or software based on hardware, can be used for invention and practicality, and can apply for invention patents.

legal ground

Article 13 of the Patent Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

After the publication of an application for a patent for invention, the applicant may require the entity or individual who exploits the invention to pay an appropriate fee.

Article 6 of the Regulations on the Protection of Computer Software

The protection of software copyright in these regulations does not extend to the ideas, processing procedures, operating methods or mathematical concepts used in developing software.