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“DOBEX”

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Same or very similar names

24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • DOBEX same name
    Operation of sports facilities · Pecq · since 1984
  • DOBER very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 1997
  • DOBES very similar
    General electrical installation work · Hasselt · since 2004
  • HOBEX very similar
    Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Antwerpen · since 1982
  • SOBEX very similar
    Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Kuurne · since 1991
  • DOLEX very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Aartselaar · since 1992
  • SOBEX very similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE BELGE D'EXPORTATION · Development of residential building projects · Waterloo · since 1994
  • DR. BEX very similar
    Specialist medical practice · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1995
  • DYBEX very similar
    Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1996
  • MOBEX very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 1998
  • COBEX very similar
    Land surveying · Turnhout · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · since 2017
  • ROBEX very similar
    Name of an establishment of Dose-TEC · Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Tubize · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2019
  • Dogex very similar
    Freight transport by road · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2019
  • Wobex very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dendermonde · since 2020
  • DOLEX very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Farciennes · since 2020
  • DIBEX very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Geer · since 2012
  • DEBEX very similar
    Other information service activities · Vilvoorde · since 2008
  • Dobix very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Putte · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2026
  • Sobex very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Société belge d'expertises industrielles et commerciales, Méthode Cabinet Roux de Paris · Antwerpen · since 1954
  • SOBEX very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Société Belge d'exportation · Mons · since 1985
  • ROBEX very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 1993
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • DOBECO similar
    Abbreviation of DOBECO INVESTMENT COMPANY · Lier · since 1983
  • D.O.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Drop Office Building · Aalst · since 2014
  • DOB similar
    Event catering · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2018
  • DOB similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
  • DOBELMA similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Waimes · since 1993
  • DOBEPRO similar
    Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2000
  • DOBECON similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2006
  • OBEX similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2019

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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