Sui generis can protect green tech
World Intellectual Property Organization ND—WIPO (WIPO. “Climate change and the intellectual property system: What challenges, What options, What solutions?." Wipo.int, ND, https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/policy/en/climate_change/pdf/summary_ip_climate.pdf, 7/4/24)//SRS
Intellectual property beyond patents. Given the essential focus on the innovation and dissemination of new technologies in the climate change debate, the patent system has borne much more scrutiny than other aspects of intellectual property law and policy. But IP is a broader field, and should not be conflated with patents alone. Several other aspects of IP law and policy may be relevant to addressing the challenge of climate change, for instance:
The protection of undisclosed information or trade secrets for key areas of knowhow relevant to mitigation and adaptation
The use of certification and collective marks, geographical indications and other distinctive signs used to identify products that are particularly relevant to climate change mitigation
Protection of undisclosed information and regulatory data from the field testing of genetically modified crops relevant to climate change adaptation
The protection of traditional knowledge through conventional or sui generis mechanisms, including environmental and agricultural knowledge
The suppression of unfair competition, including such acts as greenwashing and misleading claims about carbon offsets.