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Clear as Mud: The Confused State of Mississippi\u27s State Firearm Carry Laws
Full text linkFew debates in America are more divisive than the debate over gun control. In the wake of large-scale shootings and heightened awareness of gun violence across the nation, discussions inevitably take place over viable solutions. Some propose more comprehensive, restrictive gun ownership legislation that would limit citizens\u27 ability to carry firearms, while others believe the solution lies in relaxing existing regulations to allow armed citizens to intervene when necessary. While these two camps often find little middle ground in the gun debate, each would likely agree on one thing: a need for clarity and greater effectiveness of current laws. This Comment does not propose to solve the overall problem of gun violence in America; rather, it offers possible changes to the current legislative framework governing Mississippi citizens\u27 ability to carry firearms with the goal of simplifying and clarifying existing statutes
Fashion Has No Function: DIminishing the Functionality Bar to Trademark Protection in the Fashion Industry
Full text linkThe primary source of trademark law in the United States, The Lanham Act, outlines the requirements for trademark registration and protection. Marks which are distinctive, or that have acquired secondary meaning, can be registered on the Principal Register of the United States Patents and Trademarks Office (USPTO). Registered marks receive strong federal protection; however, those protections are unavailable to marks that are barred by the Act, but would otherwise meet the qualifications of registration. One of the strongest bars to registration is the functionality bar, which prevents registration of a functional mark regardless of whether it has a secondary meaning. Although the bar can affect many industries, the fashion industry is particularly vulnerable and accurately illustrates the negative impact of the imposed limitations
