This one day conference has been organised by the Office for the Transfer of Research Results of the University of Alicante, (OTRI) in collaboration with, the Spanish Patent and Trade Mark Office and the Patent Center of the UB. This event will offer participants information about Patents (all scientifics and engineers need to know). The conference is addressed to teachers, researchers and students and will be held on the 27th February, 2008 in Alicante, Spain.