I am a broke inventor so I am filing on my own. Moving on...Some of the books I have read say that I need a cover page for ....

A cover page is used for a provisional. [Its form SB/16] You don't need it for a non-provisional. What you want is a form AIA15, so that you, as...

Speaking in terms of patents, is there any legit way to search for patents besides having to pay for a prior art search?

I suppose you mean "Reliable"rather than"legit".My colleagues correctly pointed out that Google currently has the best patent search engines for...

Can you sand carve the texas state flag on glass, and sell for profit

Yes this should be okay under Texas state law. Just don't say that the items are officially sponsored by the State of Texas or give any other...

Do I hold intellectual property

Your idea is likely a trade secret that now belongs to the small company, since you said you were a paid intern, i.e. an employee. Indiana has...

I agree with attorney Hailey that the issue is publicity rights not copyright. Publicity rights protect against the use of the name or likeness of...

Can a non profit sports organization reimburse donation money to the parents of team based on number of games their son played?

Yes, they could reimburse that way, unless you have something in writing to contract that partial payment based on participation. It seems to me...

I have a collection of one-line quotations that have names attached to them. Can I sell as an ebook?

Yes, I can help you settle the question. Here's how you settle it. You go to a copyright lawyer, hire that lawyer, ask your question and get...

Other company uses the same name as my company

First consult and clear, then confirm, and only then confront. You need to hire a trademark lawyer to help you get a service Mark registration...

Can NSA using Patriot Act force a foreign firm with a branch office in USA to reveal information of its customers?

NSA does not need the Patriot Act to find out such information. You have no idea of their capabilities do you? The only question is whether they...

I registered an expired domain name the registrar will not update the Whois records and instead added a new expiration date

Why are you asking lawyers on Avvo when you should be calling up Go Daddy and talking to them? This is not a legal problem.