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“Caracter”

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Same or very similar names

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Caracter same name
    Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • CARACTERE very similar
    Travel agency activities · Aalst · since 2001
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
  • Sole trader very similar
    Vervaardiging van elektrische en elektronische benodigdheden voor motorvoertuigen · since 1992
  • Caractère very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2021
  • CARACTERE very similar
    Trade name of 3 TREES GROUP · Full-service restaurants · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
  • Caractere very similar
    Name of an establishment of S & D SUN · Hairdressing and barber services · Menen · since 2009
  • Caractère very similar
    Painting of buildings · Ardooie · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other business support services · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2022
  • CARACTERE D very similar
    Machining of metals · Sprimont · since 2012
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
  • CARACTER COMPANY very similar
    Name of an establishment of SUSEIA · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2004
  • Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Schilde · since 2004
  • Caractères very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Elsene · since 1987
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Pre-press and pre-media services · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2013
  • CARAC similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 1993
  • CAR ACTIS similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jalhay · since 2019
  • CARTER similar
    LUXEMBOURG · since 2009
  • CARACARA similar
    Name of an establishment of VAMOS · Cafés and bars · since 2004
  • Sole trader similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · since 1993
  • CARACAS similar
    Advertising agencies · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2015
  • CARACAL similar
    Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1992
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1992
  • Carster similar
    Name of an establishment of OCCALEASE · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Elsene · since 2006
  • CARACARS similar
    Retail sale of games and toys · Zonhoven · since 2007
  • CARA CARE similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2025
  • C.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ASSISTANCE A LA RECHERCHE ET A LA FORMATION EN ARCHITECTURE · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Anderlecht · since 1980
  • CARA similar
    Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Hoogstraten · since 1988
  • C.A.R.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Association des Animateurs Radio associés · Schaarbeek · since 1992
  • CARA similar
    Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Other information technology and computer services · since 2001
  • CARA similar
    Abbreviation of Car Remarketing Association - Europe - "CARA-EUROPE" · Other membership organisations · Edegem · since 2016
  • CaRa similar
    Abbreviation of CALCULO REGIS ADVISORY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2022
  • CARA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
  • CARACTIVITY similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2008
  • CARA similar
    Abbreviation of CARA MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Awans · since 2008
  • CARA similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Roeselare · since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2024
  • Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Ferrières · since 1995

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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