Yes, some ideas can be patentable, but not all ideas. Some ideas
might be better protected by trademark or copyright protection,
while others might not be protectable at all. For example, this
blog post explores the basics of what differentiates patentable and
non-patentable ideas and gives suggestions on how to determine
whether a given idea might be patentable:
patentsdemystified.com/are-ideas-patentable/