Soft intellectual property

Soft intellectual property (also sometimes, and confusingly (see below), abbreviated to "soft IP"[1]) is sometimes used to refer to trademarks, copyright, design rights and passing off, in contrast to "hard intellectual property", which is sometimes used to refer to patents.[2][3] Use of this phrase is controversial among IP practitioners.[4]

The phrase "soft intellectual property" or Soft IP also refers to a system for licensing patents proposed in 2008. See Soft IP.

In Semiconductors industry the term has a different meaning described at Types of IP cores

References
  1. "Soft IP Litigation". www.eisenfuhr.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. Specialisations: IP Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Law Careers.net. Consulted on March 14, 2009.
  3. ip4inno web site, Topic Browser. Consulted on March 14, 2009.
  4. Eric Goldman, Let's Stop Using the Term “Soft IP,” Technology & Marketing Law Blog, Jan. 8, 2013
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