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“Obi”

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Same or very similar names

7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Obi same name
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Gent · since 1998
  • Sole trader same name
    Forging of metal · since 2020
  • OBI SA same name
    SAINT GALMIER · since 1990
  • OBI same name
    Abbreviation of OPSLAG BEDRIJF IZEGEM · Warehousing and storage · Wingene · since 2004
  • Sole trader same name
    Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2026
  • OBI TWO very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gerpinnes · since 2018
  • OBI ONE very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Event catering · Gerpinnes · since 2010
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Obim similar
    Abbreviation of Oosthoekmaatschappij voor Beheer van Immobiliën · Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
  • OBIT similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oud-Heverlee · since 1986
  • O.B.I.M. similar
    Abbreviation of OOSTDUINKERKSE BOUW EN IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Koksijde · since 1989
  • Obin similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Zonnebeke · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
  • OBIZ similar
    Real estate agency activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
  • OBIA similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gavere · since 2011
  • OBIN similar
    Groothandel in veevoeders · Wervik · since 2011
  • OBIN similar
    Name of an establishment of 4 E · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Waregem · since 2006
  • O'BIO similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Wielsbeke · since 2008
  • OB-IT similar
    Computer programming · Liège · since 2025
  • OBIOS similar
    Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Frameries · since 1995
  • OBIHA similar
    Pig breeding farms · Hooglede · since 1998
  • Obico similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2022
  • OBIKO similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2012
  • OBISA similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Oudenaarde · since 2005
  • 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
  • Obie similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2006

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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