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“Cortex Machina”

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Same or very similar names

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Cortex Machina same name
    Other software publishing · Lasne · since 2021
  • CORTEX very similar
    Computer programming · Lochristi · since 1994
  • CORTEX very similar
    Abbreviation of Coopérative d'impression textile · Finishing of textiles · Liège · since 2022
  • Cortex very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2022
  • CORTEX very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Manage · since 2012
  • CORTEX very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dalhem · since 2004
  • Machina very similar
    Trade name of Philokalia 3 · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2020
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EX MACHINA similar
    Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1997
  • Ex Machina similar
    Ukkel · since 1998
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · Haacht · since 2018
  • Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Gent · since 1980
  • Le Roeulx · since 1991
  • Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 1996
  • Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1999
  • Sombreffe · since 2024
  • CHINA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 1994
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 2001
  • CHINA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Kortrijk · since 1994

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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