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“Defapa”
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Same or very similar names
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dendermonde · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Gavere · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 1982
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Schilde · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Verviers · since 2024
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT, EDUCATION, FORMATION, ANIMATION ASBL · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1978
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Vermogensbeheer · Manhay · since 2014
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Youth work associations · Vilvoorde · since 1974
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Cafés and bars · Sambreville · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DEFAF, Creative Industries, Multiple Tributaries · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026
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Amsterdam · since 1968
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020
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Abbreviation of De fauw² projects & consulting · Other business support services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Ravels · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Association · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Verviers · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Oostende · since 2020
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.