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“Profoto”

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Profoto same name
    Photography, excluding press photography · Lochristi · since 1976
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2022
  • PROFITO very similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Lier · since 1996
  • PROFITO very similar
    Cafés and bars · Waasmunster · since 2021
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL · since 2014
  • PROFO similar
    Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Brussel · since 2006
  • ProFon similar
    Investigation and private security services · Ieper · since 2007
  • Proform similar
    Kuurne · since 1991
  • PROFORA similar
    Abbreviation of PROMOTION DE LA FORMATION POUR ADULTES · Namur · since 2000
  • Prof similar
    Retail sale of other household articles · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • PRoF similar
    Abbreviation of PRoF-Consortium · Other business support services · Poperinge · since 2024
  • PROFITTO similar
    Herenthout · since 1984
  • Proforma similar
    Vocational training · Liège · since 1990
  • ProFound similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2014
  • PROFORCE similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2015
  • Proforma similar
    Ramillies · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 1986
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
  • PRO FORMA similar
    Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Mechelen · since 2004
  • Profocus similar
    Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 2005
  • PROFECTO similar
    Activities of building architects · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2025
  • PROFX similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Roosdaal · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1988
  • PROFA similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2016
  • PROFY similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zaventem · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2023
  • PROFU similar
    Development of residential building projects · Londerzeel · since 2025
  • PRO-FOOD similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · since 2015
  • Pro Forma similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hasselt · since 1986
  • Profobel similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Leuven · since 1996
  • PROFI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Seneffe · since 1968

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  • 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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