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“EXCEPTION”

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Same or very similar names

20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • EXCEPTION same name
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Etterbeek · since 1984
  • Sole trader same name
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2018
  • Employment placement agencies · Etterbeek · since 1987
  • EXCEPTIO very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Thuin · since 2011
  • L'Exception very similar
    Abbreviation of L'Exception, centre de formation, d'Information, d'accompagnement et d'actions sociales des personnes handicapées · Other social work without accommodation · Nivelles · since 1996
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2003
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2010
  • Sole trader very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
  • Exception Bois very similar
    Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Thimister-Clermont · since 2026
  • XCEPTION very similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 1999
  • CAR EXCEPTION very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2009
  • AUTO EXCEPTION very similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ukkel · since 1989
  • Exception Movement very similar
    Activities of other sports clubs · Brugge · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2025
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
  • Sole trader very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
  • Sole trader very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
  • L'EXCEPTION very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Roofing work · Hélécine · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EXCEPT similar
    Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Wevelgem · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2007
  • General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2011
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
  • Exceptra similar
    Freight transport by road · Eeklo · since 2018
  • Logistics services · Zoersel · since 2021
  • Activities of interior architects · Marchin · since 2026
  • INCEPTION similar
    Wholesale of beverages, general range · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2014
  • Itception similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2019
  • INCEPTION similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
  • INCEPTION similar
    Full-service restaurants · Walcourt · since 2025
  • General construction of residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
  • CONCEPTION similar
    Detailhandel in boeken · Gent · since 1995
  • PERCEPTION similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Painting of buildings · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 2019
  • Other business support services · Aalter · since 2020
  • Name of an establishment of BRECHT LAVAERT · Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2011

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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