This International Seminar, organized by the European Project SLING, in association with the Spanish Patent and Trademarks Office (OEPM) and the University of Alicante, will join delegates from the European Patent Office and other relevant institutions to offer to researchers and those working in Biotechnology, an opportunity for a better knowledge of the databases, tools and matters that are necessary for R+D+I in Biotechnology. The seminar will be held on 29 September 2011, at the University of Alicante, Spain.