NFL is going to be problematic, but now especially so since you publicly stated: "but feel like it will be a conflict". Consult an attorney so you...

Not if your not using there trademark or one that is confusingly similar.

Will a terms and conditions usage agreement used with a defensive publication insure the ability to legally control it?

No, no!! Definitely not. You submitted a document that puts your invention in the public domain. Your T&D's are ineffective. I wish you luck that...

Clarifying my question.

There is not enough information in your question to know what happened. Seems you have two options since you do not seem to trust what your...

How would I go about protecting a new form of computation?

Patent the device, and add on a product by process claim, and also a software claim calling for a machine programmed to perform the computation. ...

You cannot trademark the sauce. You can potentially acquire trademark rights in the name you use for the sauce, but the sauce itself is not...

I am really surprised at the answers here, most of which are not correct. I file MANY appeals. You can indeed pull the case out of appeal and file...

An attorney has said that he will represent me in a common law trademark infringement

Just as I wouldn't go to a podiatrist for heart surgery, I wouldn't use a family/divorce attorney for a trademark lawsuit, but maybe that's just...

How do I get a patent

Go to Google patents and download one.

Is it advised to submit my own provisional patent application?

Your obtaining some good advise from the others on this forum. However, you should be very leery of working with any of the attorneys that told...