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“FIRST STEP”

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Same or very similar names

23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FIRST STEP same name
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Boussu · since 2020
  • First Step same name
    Day nurseries and crèches · Haacht · since 2021
  • FIRSTEP very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 2010
  • First Step Racing very similar
    Brussel · since 1987
  • First Step Horses very similar
    Name of an establishment of INTERNATIONAL FAIRCHILD SPORT · Activities of other sports clubs · Ukkel · since 2000
  • FIRST STEP HORSES very similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2005
  • FIRST very similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
  • FIRST very similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1986
  • FIRST very similar
    Abbreviation of FIRST COLLECTION · Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 1987
  • FIRST very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 1989
  • FIRST INC very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Dendermonde · since 1995
  • FIRST very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • Sole trader very similar
    Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1983
  • FIRST very similar
    Name of an establishment of Shipman · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2013
  • First very similar
    Other business support services · Schoten · since 2023
  • FIRST very similar
    Abbreviation of First-IT · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Mechelen · since 2003
  • FIRST very similar
    Name of an establishment of REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE RELOCATION · Other specialised construction activities · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2004
  • FIRST very similar
    Name of an establishment of DIVA NETWORK · General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2006
  • FIRST very similar
    Abbreviation of SE FIRST ICON RESEARCH SARL · CH-1204 GENEVE · since 1996
  • Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Brussel · since 2022
  • FIRST STEP '92 BUREAU very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of FIRST STEP '92 - CONFECTIETECHNISCH BUREAU · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Roeselare · since 1991
  • FIRST very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of JAPIAN MONDIAL · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1984
  • FIRST very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1997
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2018
  • First Stone similar
    Dison · since 2026
  • Abbreviation of FIRST STOP EUROPE · Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 1980
  • Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • FIRST EDGE similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
  • FIRST2 similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2017
  • FIRST I similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oudenaarde · since 2004
  • First Serve similar
    Name of an establishment of Sanolicious · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Merchtem · since 2020
  • FIRST SMILE similar
    Dental practice · Rixensart · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised design activities · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · 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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