Can I give people access to something legally?

The issues would remain, but you wouldn't be making a profit. Why not simply alter the game to avoid the issues?

I submitted my play to the US Copyright office to be copyrighted. Are there reasons to also submit it to WGA?

Filing the application to register the play with the US Copyright Office is a critical step to giving teeth to your rights. Not only does...

Can i protect an online app i have developed and registered in the app stores

Your two possibilities are patent and copyright. Copyright certainly applies, and patent possible but less likely. Copyright in the game is...

If the application is published, then you need to have a patent attorney evaluate the USPTO file history to determine the likelihood that a patent...

Ideally getting permission would be best. Putting the logo on a headstone is not a trademark use, since neither you nor your grandmother are...

Product Invention Idea

What kind of company? Is this a prospective licensee, or is this an invention promotion company? If the former, you need an attorney to review...

What action can I take

If the verse contains sufficient original creative expression to be independently copyrightable apart from the song, then inclusion of the verse in...

Will using words in different order be considered as trademark infringement?

Answering a question based on a hypothetical never really provides a truly useful answer because trademark issues are unique, fact-specific, and...

A patent expires 20 years from the earliest priority date of the application (except for priority dates resulting from provisional applications),...

How can we protect a basic design idea until design is complete and ready to market??

When you say "design," please understand that this is a term of art in the world of patents, and generally means an ornamental design for a useful...