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“Itception”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Itception same name
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2019
  • INCEPTION very similar
    Wholesale of beverages, general range · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2014
  • INCEPTION very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
  • INCEPTION very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Walcourt · since 2025
  • IT CONCEPTION very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Joinery installation · Kraainem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • XCEPTION similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 1999
  • EXCEPTION similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Etterbeek · since 1984
  • Sole trader similar
    Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2018
  • CONCEPTION similar
    Detailhandel in boeken · Gent · since 1995
  • L'Exception 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
  • PERCEPTION similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 1999
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Painting of buildings · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer programming · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
  • INCEPTIONS similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
  • ITCE similar
    Abbreviation of IT CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2007
  • L'EXCEPTION similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Roofing work · Hélécine · since 2022

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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