Clarification Regarding Intellectual Property Violation for Submitted Image

[Imran35693289trx3]

I recently got a notification from Adobe Stock about a supposed intellectual property violation for an image I submitted. The thing is, the image was just of a toy car, nothing fancy or trademarked.

I'm really confused about why they flagged it. I mean, it's just a generic toy car, not some branded item or anything. I'm not sure how to handle this situation or what steps I should take to get it sorted out.

I'm worried about my standing as a contributor on Adobe Stock, and I don't want this issue to affect my account or future submissions. Have you ever dealt with something like this before, or do you have any advice on how I should approach it?

[DarkClearSky · Accepted solution]

Total guess - but the toy car is actually a Fiat 500, which is iconic, not so much generic.  I'd find something less recognizable.

[RALPH_L]

I agree. Easily identifiable as a Fiat.

[George_F]

Intellectual Property in regards to stock is a fascinating topic in my view, I think there are some cases that are very clear, and others that have a bit of grey area.

Sometimes just removing the logos is enough, but I think this is a bit too distinct even with the logos or branding removed, assuming there were those in the first place.  I would suspect most model cars or toy cars that have a distinct design would fall into this category.  But I'm certainly no expert here, this is just my own personal observations.

[Jill_C]

Many toy designs are protected by trademark, even those not made by the giant toy companies. 

[Abambo]

I'm worried about my standing as a contributor on Adobe Stock, and I don't want this issue to affect my account or future submissions. Have you ever dealt with something like this before, or do you have any advice on how I should approach it?

By @Imran35693289trx3

Don't worry. You will learn from refusals. Refusals are not a bad thing, except if you get many refusals for the same issue and you do not change your submissions.

For some IP related refusals, I needed 4 submissions to get the asset cleared. Each time I adapted the picture a bit more until they passed. This helps to avoid those design elements in the future and helps to give advice on IP refusals.