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“KEST”

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • KEST same name
    Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2001
  • Sole trader same name
    Machining of metals · since 2014
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1996
  • Sole trader very similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1995
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Kestor similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
  • KES similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudsbergen · since 1999
  • KESTAR similar
    Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2015
  • Kester similar
    Freight transport by road · Lochristi · since 2022
  • KESTAN similar
    Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2022
  • K.E.S similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
  • Kestimo similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Meise · since 1963
  • Kerwest similar
    Lochristi · since 1978
  • KEY-WEST similar
    Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 1996
  • Kestico similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2016
  • KRIKEST similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ledegem · since 2018
  • KESTANE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2021
  • Kestrel similar
    Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • K estate similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • KESTELO similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zonhoven · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2005
  • KEY WEST similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2007
  • KENREST similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Stekene · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2024
  • Kesters similar
    Landscape service activities · Bocholt · since 2024
  • Kestrel similar
    Wijnegem · since 2026
  • KESE similar
    Enschede · since 2022
  • KESS similar
    General electrical installation work · Lummen · since 2022
  • KESY similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1980
  • KESTELYN similar
    General electrical installation work · Oudenaarde · since 1971
  • KESTELAW similar
    Activities of lawyers · Oudergem · since 2014
  • KESTELYN similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ieper · since 2013
  • KEYNVEST similar
    Name of an establishment of KEYSER · Insurance agents and brokers · Kortenaken · since 2013
  • Kesteman similar
    Raising of other animals · Lievegem · since 2014
  • KENNVEST similar
    Equestrian clubs · Damme · since 2015
  • K.E. Invest similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Staden · since 2022
  • Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tienen · since 1994
  • Sole trader similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · since 1980
  • Kestemont similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Lennik · since 1991
  • Kestè similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of Tu.Ris. · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021

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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