A pledge is the assignment, as security for an obligation, of an intangible movable asset or a group of intangible movable assets, present or future.
It is conventional or judicial.
Judicial pledging is governed by the provisions applicable to civil enforcement proceedings.
Conventional pledging which relates to claims is governed, in the absence of special provisions, by this chapter.
That which relates to other intangible movables is subject, in the absence of special provisions, to the rules laid down for pledges of tangible movables, with the exception of 4° of Article 2286.