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“GEFOR”

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Same or very similar names

10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GEFOR same name
    Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1986
  • GEFOR same name
    Proefboren en boren · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1999
  • GEFORA very similar
    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Anhée · since 1984
  • GERFOR very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Tervuren · since 1998
  • GEAFOR very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lessines · since 1999
  • Gelor very similar
    Nancy · since 1979
  • Sole trader very similar
    Proefboren en boren · since 2009
  • GOFOR very similar
    Combined facilities support activities · Wielsbeke · since 2005
  • DEFOR very similar
    Other business support services · Genappe · since 2007
  • EEFOR very similar
    Veterinary services · Lochristi · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1991
  • GEFORMEX similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Mons · since 2003
  • GEFOOD similar
    Abbreviation of General Food Company · Etterbeek · since 1992
  • GEF similar
    Activities of holding companies · Bocholt · since 2011
  • Engefor similar
    Name of an establishment of SMET-F & C · Other specialised construction activities · Dessel · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2020
  • GEDIFOR similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brecht · since 2023
  • GEFOBEL similar
    Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Sprimont · since 2025

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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