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“OBT”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • O.B.T. same name
    Abbreviation of OUTWARD BOUND TRAINING CENTER · Vocational training · Leuven · since 1999
  • OB-T same name
    General construction of residential buildings · Zedelgem · since 2018
  • O.B.T. same name
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Heusden-Zolder · since 2018
  • OBT same name
    Abbreviation of OLIVIER BOUTELLIS-TAFT · Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2011
  • O.B.T. same name
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 2004
  • OBT same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2008
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • O.B.T.C. similar
    Abbreviation of De Oostendse Badmintonclub · Oostende · since 1992
  • OBTF vzw similar
    Abbreviation of Oost Belgische Tafelvoetbal Federatie vzw · Other sports activities · Geetbets · since 2025
  • O.B. similar
    Abbreviation of Olympic brainois · Braine-le-Comte · since 1971
  • O.B. similar
    Abbreviation of ORTHOPEDIE BRASSEUR · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Brussel · since 2013
  • OB similar
    Abbreviation of Okkeziel Bruist · Other amusement and recreation activities · Kampenhout · since 2016
  • OB similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • O.B. similar
    Name of an establishment of RAMO BEN · Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2011
  • OB similar
    Abbreviation of Oost Best · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · 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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