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“IPO”

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Same or very similar names

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • I.P.O. same name
    Abbreviation of I.P.O., International Promotion Organisation · Waregem · since 1985
  • IPO same name
    Herstal · since 2018
  • IPO same name
    Abbreviation of Instituut Professionele Ondersteuning · Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • IPO same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2021
  • IPO same name
    Abbreviation of IPO SOLUTIONS · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Namur · since 2009
  • IPO same name
    Computer programming · Brussel · since 2006
  • IPO VZW same name
    Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Sole trader same name
    Other personal services · since 2025
  • IPO same name
    Name of an establishment of Psynetwerk · Psychology services · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • IPON similar
    Development of residential building projects · Temse · since 1983
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2016
  • IPPO similar
    Abbreviation of Infopunt Proefdieronderzoek · Hasselt · since 2020
  • IPOS similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Oosterzele · since 2008
  • I.P.O.V.O. similar
    Abbreviation of Instituut voor Politieke Vorming - Stichting Jef Deschuyffeleer · Brussel · since 1967
  • IPOFA similar
    Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
  • IPOPI similar
    Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Elsene · since 2021
  • i - pons similar
    Other information service activities · Peer · since 2009
  • IPORA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2010
  • IP similar
    Name of an establishment of Industrial Product · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1969
  • I.P. similar
    Ukkel · since 1986
  • I.P. similar
    Freight transport by road · Ukkel · since 1992
  • I.P. similar
    Abbreviation of INTER POLES · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Philippeville · since 1992
  • I.P. similar
    Abbreviation of INSTANT PRESENT · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2017
  • IP similar
    Abbreviation of Infinite Power · Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Oudsbergen · since 2019
  • I.P. similar
    Abbreviation of In Partibus · Arlon · since 2020
  • IP similar
    Abbreviation of Imkers van het Pajottenland · Roosdaal · since 2020
  • I²P similar
    Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • IP similar
    Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Tremelo · since 2010
  • IP similar
    Abbreviation of IP Belgium · Other information technology and computer services · Wavre · since 2011
  • IP similar
    Abbreviation of Interfacing People · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Seraing · since 2024
  • IP similar
    Abbreviation of Innovation Path BE · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Charleroi · 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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