biopiracybi‧o‧pi‧ra‧cy /ˌbaɪəʊˈpaɪərəsi $ ˌbaɪoʊˈpaɪr-/ noun [uncountable] 
the process in which large companies try to get patents on (=legal rights to) products that make use of plants, animals, genes etc that were developed over many years by nature or by farmers, especially farmers in poorer countries
the process in which large companies try to get patents on (=legal rights to) products that make use of plants, animals, genes etc that were developed over many years by nature or by farmers, especially farmers in poorer countries