Sean Doolittle

Associate

Boston

sean.doolittle@troutman.com

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Sean is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group, where he has worked with lenders, investors, and private companies in a variety of commercial transactions. He has experience with general corporate matters, copyright and trademark issues, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, IP licensing, and private investment funds (SBIC, PE/VC).

Articles + Publications

Copyright Office Advises on Copyrightability of Generative AI Works

Articles + Publications

Locke Lord QuickStudy: A Fair Decision for Creativity? SCOTUS ‎Finds No Fair Use in Warhol Prince Portrait

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Overview

Sean is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Practice Group, where he has worked with lenders, investors, and private companies in a variety of commercial transactions. He has experience with general corporate matters, copyright and trademark issues, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, IP licensing, and private investment funds (SBIC, PE/VC).

Insights

Articles + Publications

Copyright Office Advises on Copyrightability of Generative AI Works

Articles + Publications

Locke Lord QuickStudy: A Fair Decision for Creativity? SCOTUS ‎Finds No Fair Use in Warhol Prince Portrait

See all insights from Sean Doolittle

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Mergers + Acquisitions

All Areas of Focus Education and Certifications Publications

All Areas of Focus

Education and Certifications

Education

Boston College Law School, J.D., 2024, executive notes editor, staff writer, Boston College Law Review
Cornell University, B.S., cum laude, 2016, arts and entertainment editor, senior editor, The Cornell Daily Sun

Bar Admissions

Massachusetts

Publications

Co-author, “Copyright Office Advises on Copyrightability of Generative AI Works,” Troutman Pepper Locke, February 12, 2025.
Author, “Before the Ink is Dry: Bodily Autonomy and Tattoo Copyright in Video Games,” Boston College Law Review, March 27, 2024.
Co-author, “A Fair Decision for Creativity? SCOTUS Finds No Fair Use in Warhol Prince Portrait,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, May 26, 2023.

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