This course of action bears a high risk of both trademark and copyright infringement if you adopt characters from Pokémon. However, it may be a...

This course of action bears a high risk of copyright and or trademark infringement from Nintendo. Don’t do it.

You have a couple ways to accomplish this goal. But basically you will need to get in place (1) a nondisclosure agreement ("NDA") and (2) an...

Not likely, but it depends on how you plan to use the new design. The rights holder likely has rights in both trademark and copyright law....

No. The character is protected by copyright law and you will need a license from the rights holder to use it in this manner.

If you keep this a private affair, and make sure your guests avoid widespread of posting of photos containing these works, your risk of...

Without knowing the specific facts of your case, this is difficult to answer. However, generally patterns on clothing can be copyright eligible....

My colleague is not completely correct. Character names and characters are covered under copyright law. Nonetheless you run a very high risk of...

You most likely own the copyrights to the photographs you took, assuming there is no work-for-hire or other type or contract in place. So that’s...

Song or lyrical structures are almost never copyrightable. You have a unique expression here, so your risk of infringement is very low.