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Biotechnology Patent Process Protection Act.Patents. A 1995 federal statute that made biotechnological processes per se patentable if either the process or the resulting material is novel and nonobvious. 35 USCA § 103(b). — Also termed Biotechnology Act. BIPARTITE bipartite,adj. (Of an instrument) executed in two parts by both parties.[Blacks Law 8th]

biotechnology.Patents. A branch of molecular biology dealing with the use of biological processes to produce useful medical and industrial materials. Cf. GENETIC ENGINEERING.[Blacks Law 8th]

biological warfare.See WARFARE.[Blacks Law 8th]

biological parent.See PARENT.[Blacks Law 8th]

biological mother.See MOTHER. [Blacks Law 8th]

biological material.Patents. Patentable microorganisms — such as bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses — that are capable of self-replication. • To satisfy the Patent Act’s enablement requirement, biological material that is the subject of a U.S. patent application must be deposited in an appropriate cell depository before the patent is granted. [Cases: Patents  14. C.J.S.…

biological father.See FATHER.[Blacks Law 8th]

biological child.See natural child under CHILD.[Blacks Law 8th]

biological,adj.1. Of or relating to biology or life <biological study>.2. Genetically related <biological parents>.[Blacks Law 8th]

bindover hearing.See PRELIMINARY HEARING. [Blacks Law 8th]