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“Exan”

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Same or very similar names

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  • Exan same name
    Activities of notaries · Edegem · since 2022
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EX.A. similar
    Abbreviation of EXCLUSIVEMENT AUDIOVISUEL - EXCLUSIVELY AUDIOVISUAL · Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1994
  • EXA similar
    Grez-Doiceau · since 2003
  • EXANNE similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Anhée · since 2021
  • ELEXAN similar
    Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2011
  • Ex Ante similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 2025
  • EX. AND CO similar
    Ukkel · since 1989
  • Ex Animo similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • EX ANIMA similar
    Physiotherapy · Maasmechelen · since 2008
  • ExaNova similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bornem · since 2012
  • EXAS similar
    Abbreviation of EXAS - Experts associés · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Spa · since 1990
  • EXAM similar
    Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Vorst · since 2000
  • EXAL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oostkamp · since 2001
  • ExAd similar
    Computer programming · Zonhoven · since 2022
  • BEXAN similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 1995
  • LEXAN similar
    Wevelgem · since 2026
  • ANEXAN similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2019
  • ALEXAN similar
    Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 2023

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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