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“ABBES”

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Same or very similar names

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ABBES same name
    Leuven · since 1988
  • ABBES same name
    Abbreviation of ACTION BELGO - BURUNDAISE POUR L'ENTRAIDE ET LA SOLIDARITE · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • ABBEY very similar
    Freight transport by road · Landen · since 2006
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activities of lawyers · since 2003
  • Sole trader very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2026
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ABES similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerps Bevrachtings-, Expeditie en Stouwerijbedrijf · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1976
  • ABES similar
    Abbreviation of ABES EDEGEM · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Edegem · since 1984
  • ABES similar
    Abbreviation of Association pour promouvoir le bien-être à travers le sport · Ukkel · since 2014
  • ABES similar
    Abbreviation of Association Belge pour l'environnement et la Santé · Liège · since 2017
  • A.B.E.S. similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Aalst · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    Insulation installation · since 1983
  • ABES similar
    Abbreviation of AIR BRAKE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Lier · since 2005
  • ABB similar
    Transmissie van elektriciteit · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1969
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Achterbaks Bekeken · Peer · since 1974
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Boudhistes Linh Son · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
  • A.B.B. similar
    Name of an establishment of Reynassur · Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 1994
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES BURKINABE DE BELGIQUE · Lessines · since 2002
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of De vrienden van de bonobos in België · Elsene · since 2013
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN BELIËN · Site preparation · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Logging · since 2010
  • A.B.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ALLIANCE BARUMBU Belgique · Elsene · since 2011
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of NKWONGNE POH TE -Association des Batiés en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1988
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1984
  • ABB similar
    Name of an establishment of Algemene bouwwerken Braeckmans · Other specialised construction activities · Lille · since 2003
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BAMOUN DU BENELUX · since 2005
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Betül Belkiran · Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of ANYANG BEBEZAN BENELUX · Gembloux · since 2025
  • ABB similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerp Brass Band · Willebroek · since 2026
  • ABBESTRANS similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2008
  • ABABBEL similar
    Name of an establishment of INTERSTUDIO · Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Antwerpen · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2006
  • abbelle similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2010
  • B bes similar
    Name of an establishment of BEAUMON-BONNE: Renovatie & Decoratie · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2008
  • ABES similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other retail sale of food · since 2003

What this check does and does not say

  • 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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