Khademi Hojjat

Hojjat Khademi is the secretary and research assistant of Work Package 3. He has a Bachelor of Law (1995) and Master of International law (2003). At present, he is legal advisor and attorney at law in Iran (2009). Before that he was a member of the Ministry of Agriculture and his formal positions included: Director of Legal Office at Seed and Plant Certification and Registration Research Institute (2006-09), Director of Contracts and Conventions Department (2000-06), Research Projects Officer in International Affairs Office (1996-2000). The aim of his doctoral research is to determine whether it is possible to protect traditional knowledge (TK) and Iranian carpets (ICs) against unfair competition (UC) from other competitors. The research output is expected to include practical recommendations for a better solution to the problem of protection of TK on ICs against UC at the national and international levels. It is expected to be used as a model for protection of other types of TK and to help national policy-makers to promote the legal mechanisms on issues related to UC regulations and to cover the TK misappropriation cases.