translate English to French: However, it can indirectly provide protection, by providing a means of protecting distinctive signs, symbols, motifs and geographical indications, as well as providing certification of community endorsement or authenticity, when these are applied to products and services based on or using traditional knowledge.
G.H.C. Bodenhausen, Guide d’application de la Convention de Paris pour la protection de la propriété industrielle (1968), page150 (la note en bas de page a été omise).