The trademark RinoNav was filed by Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd., a corporation established under the laws of the People's Republic of China (the "Applicant"). The application was published for oppositions on April 13, 2023, and received one opposition filed on June 21, 2023 by Garmin Switzerland GmbH on (a) Likelihood of confusion, (b) Mark was filed without authorisation of proprietor. the opponent was represented by ECWH IP Limited and proceedings were handled in English, and the oppositon was dismissed by the Euorpean Union Intellectual Property Office with decision issued June 21, 2023
The application was filed in English, and English was also language of all opposition proceedings (Spanish was selected as the second language).
Appointment and Replacement of representative of the trademark registration was recorded on October 16, 2023.
The Opposition with reference B 003198091 was partially refused EUTMA/IR according to Article 8(1)(b) EUTMR with decision issued on June 26, 2025 by the EUIPO.
Goods And Services
The mark was filed in class 9 with following description of goods:
Computer programs, downloadable
Navigational instruments
Navigation apparatus for vehicles [on-board computers]
Radios
Global Positioning System [GPS] apparatus
Surveying apparatus and instruments
Aerials
Steering apparatus, automatic, for vehicles
Surveying instruments
Optical apparatus and instruments
All the above in connection with land surveys, construction and precision Agriculture.
The mark was filed in class 38 with following description of goods:
Transmission of data
Communications by computer terminals
Computer aided transmission of messages and images
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network