Mattel announced that it would redesign the house in the future to accommodate the doll.
Mattel lost the lawsuit and was forced to pay Forsythe's legal costs.
He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors.
Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles.
In 2004, sales figures showed that Bratz dolls were outselling Barbie dolls in the United Kingdom, although maintained that in terms of the number of dolls, clothes, and accessories sold, Barbie remained the leading brand.
A modern Barbie doll has a body made from plastic, while the head is made from soft.