Traditional Knowledge and IP Protection

Yes, there's a way, there's a point. Don't let anyone tell you any different.

"Currently, the WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organisation] Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (the IGC), which met for the first time in 2001, is discussing draft provisions for the enhanced protection of Traditional Knowledge and traditional cultural expressions against misappropriation and misuse."

Find more here and here, just as an example.

Wipo Academy here (Bernardo, esta é pra ti! :p)