Contents 1. Chapter I; Introduction; 2. Chapter II; Subject Matter of Biotechnological Inventions; • Definition; • Bio-Matters; Non-living Bio-Matters; Living Bio-Matters; Micro-Organism; • Methods and Processes of Making Products of Biotechnology; • Methods of Uses; 3. Chapter III; Patentability Criteria For Different Jurisdictions - A Survey of Biotechnological Invention; • Novelty; • Non-obviousness; • Utility; • Express Sequence Taq; • Patent System In India; 4. Chapter IV; Trade Secrets & Biotechnological Inventions; • Introduction; • Legal Doctrines; • Patents & Trade Secrets; • Biotechnology & Trade Secret; • Trade Secret Disputes; 5. Chapter V; Epilogue & Suggestions; 6. Bibliography.