Hojjat Khademi, PhD (Bern University, 2020), is an expert in Intellectual Property Rights, specializing in Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge. He co-authored a chapter in Indigenous Knowledge & Intellectual Property (Juta, 2016) on protecting traditional medical knowledge.

• AcknowledgementList of Figures and TablesList of CasesAbbreviationsIntroduction1 Background on Persian Carpets and Traditional Knowledge2 The Value of TK and PCs for Local Communities3 Description of the Problem4 Methodology1 Concepts of Traditional Knowledge1 Brief Review of International Instrument Regarding TK2 What Is Traditional Knowledge?3 Who Are the Beneficiaries?4 Who Are the Beneficiaries of PCs?5 Who Might Represent Beneficiaries?6 Summary2 Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge1 The Concept of Protection2 Intellectual Property Rights as a Tool for Protection of TK?3 Formalities for Protection4 Duration of TK Protection5 TK in the Public Domain6 A Preliminary Note on Copyright, Unfair Competition and Trade Secret7 Summary3 Protection of Persian Carpets under Trademark Law1 Introduction2 Brief Review of International Instruments Regarding Trademark Law3 What Do TKH s Expect from the Trademark Legal Regime?4 Approach for Protection of TK-Related Signs5 Beneficiaries of TK-RS6 Duration of Protection of TK-RS7 Summary and Recommendations4 Protection of Persian Carpets under Geographical Indications1 Introduction2 Brief Review of International Instruments Regarding Protection of GI s3 What Do TKH s Expect from GI s Legal Regime?4 The Possibility of Protection for PC s as Subject Matter of GI s Law5 Challenges of Protection6 Who Are Beneficiaries of the GI s?7 Duration of Protection8 Summary and RecommendationsConclusionsBibliographyIndex