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“Belgian Shell”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Belgian Shell same name
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Brussel · since 1919
  • Belgian Chill very similar
    Namur · since 2005
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Izegem · since 1974
  • Youth work associations · Tubize · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2024
  • BELGIAN CO similar
    Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Brussel · since 1989
  • BELGIAN BM similar
    Name of an establishment of BUREAU CEGEX · Other non-specialised retail sale · Tournai · since 2007
  • Abbreviation of Belgian Snipe Class · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Brugge · since 2022
  • Belgian MCS similar
    Trade name of AJWAD · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2016
  • Belgian BMS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
  • Belgian OCR similar
    Abbreviation of Belgian OCR Federation · Activities of other sports clubs · Oostkamp · since 2023
  • Kortrijk · since 2026
  • Abbreviation of Royal Belgian Sailing Federation · Brussel · since 1958
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2020
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2020
  • since 2007
  • BELGIAN SOLAR similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General electrical installation work · Herentals · since 2010
  • BELGIAN SHIP STORES similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Kalmthout · since 1986
  • Belgian Surplus similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1959
  • Belgian Sun Tech similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · since 2024

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).
  • A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.

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