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2 of my assets were removed from my portfolio. Reason — intellectual property violation

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
September 25, 2025
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Hi everyone,
Today I received an email from Adobe Stock saying that 2 of my assets were removed from my portfolio after a re-review. The notification stated a specific reason — intellectual property violation. However, no evidence or further details were provided. Has anyone else experienced this? What could be the reasons for removing an asset after it was already accepted? Could it really be related to intellectual property or something else? I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and advice.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Pink pumpkins aren't unique. Stock has approx 96,000 of them.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=pink+pumpkin

A 3rd party may have sent Stock an infringement notice. It wouldn't be the first time AI users have taken work by other AI users (content & prompts). Midjourney has Mega plans with Stealth Mode to hide AI products from public view. If you didn't protect your work initially, there's not much you can do about it now.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Jill_C

Community Expert

Did you include any trademarked words in titles and keywords? Did you create these assets yourself?

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Daria_Vtiurina2740Author

Participant

The name was like this

Cute pink watercolor pumpkin with green stem and happy smiling face, perfect for Halloween decor, autumn parties, and playful seasonal projects. Vector illustration.

Keywords was like this

watercolor, vector, pumpkin, purple, cute, smile, face, autumn, fall, seasonal, harvest, decor, illustration, design, handdrawn, art, creative, romantic, soft, adorable, whimsical, child, kids, cartoon, character, fun, playful, holiday, october, celebration, ornament, fruit, vegetable, girly, charming, happy, smiling, funny, pink

It was AI-generated by me in a paid editor with a proper license, and I personally vectorized the result. The work is fully original and does not copy or use any third-party intellectual property.

daniellei4510

Community Expert

They may have selected the wrong reason for rejection. That happens occasionally. See what @RALPH_L said and try resubmitting. HOWEVER: that cute little smile with the little corners on each end? It's trademarked by The Smiley Company. That may be the reason. One of mine was rejected likewise, although mine was even more like the original smiley face.

Adobe Community Expert | If you can't fix it, hide it; if you can't hide it, delete it.

RALPH_L

Community Expert

Are those original files? If so, the reason should have been quality. I see some artifacts when magnified over 200%.

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Daria_Vtiurina2740Author

Participant

No, these are not the original files. And the reason is intellectual property violation. But I don't understand how I violated intellectual property.

RALPH_L

Community Expert

I can read. Often, the selected reason is not correct. The moderators make mistakes too. It is essential for us to see the original files so that we can rule out quality reasons.

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