Morgan Lewis partner Nick Bolter and associate Laura Elliott authored an article for World Trademark Review after the UK High Court upheld a UK Intellectual Property Office decision allowing oppositions against Jaguar Land Rover’s applications to register the shapes of two Defender models. The authors note that the decision should serve as a reminder to trademark owners that “even if a shape might be considered iconic, famous or easily recognisable, a conclusion that the shape is capable of indicating the origin of the goods or services claimed is far from certain.”