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“AANN”

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • AANN same name
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 1990
  • Sole trader very similar
    Site preparation · since 1974
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • A.N.N. similar
    Abbreviation of ALLE NATUURWETTEN NALEVEN · Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1989
  • ANN similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Schoten · since 1995
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
  • Ann similar
    Abbreviation of De rebellenclub · Sports and recreation education · Mol · since 2019
  • Ann similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · since 2007
  • Ann similar
    Day nurseries and crèches · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
  • A.A.N. similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • AaND similar
    Abbreviation of Atelier d'architecture Nathalie Draguet · Activities of building architects · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2009
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2011
  • AAN Z similar
    Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Axel · since 2005
  • AanZ similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    Mixed farming · since 2023
  • Haann similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 1997
  • DAANN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2016
  • BAANN similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2021
  • MAAnn similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2011

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  • We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
  • This is not a trademark search. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
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