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“STO”

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Same or very similar names

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • STO same name
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Asse · since 1991
  • S.T.O. same name
    Abbreviation of SAVE TRAININGEN & OPLEIDINGEN · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Brugge · since 2014
  • STO same name
    Trade name of SETO · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
  • Sole trader same name
    Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 64 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • STOA similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1969
  • Stok similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1974
  • STOP similar
    Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Dendermonde · since 1980
  • STOP similar
    Name of an establishment of VIMAR · Full-service restaurants · Etterbeek · since 1985
  • Stok similar
    Abbreviation of Studie en Ontwikkelingscentrum Kempen · Turnhout · since 1989
  • STOA similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1991
  • ST. O.C. similar
    Abbreviation of STEDELIJKE OUDHEIDKUNDIGE COMMISSIE WERVIK · Wervik · since 1992
  • STOB similar
    Abbreviation of Steunpunt Onderzoek en Begeleiding · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • STOC similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
  • STOS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1997
  • STOF similar
    Abbreviation of Sint-Truidense Oldtimer Fanaten · Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Physiotherapy · since 2019
  • Stow similar
    Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Joinery installation · since 2021
  • STOF similar
    Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • S.T.O.P. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2006
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of interior architects · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Machining of metals · since 2024
  • STOA similar
    Abbreviation of STOA asbl · Brussel · since 2025
  • STOC similar
    Abbreviation of STOFFEL Consulting · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wavre · since 2025
  • STERESTO similar
    Cafés and bars · Hoogstraten · since 2021
  • STOOP similar
    Gieten van andere non-ferrometalen · Fleurus · since 1968
  • STOLZ similar
    Groothandel in huiden, vellen en leer · Kortenberg · since 1960
  • STOKA similar
    Site preparation · Kortenberg · since 1981
  • STOVE similar
    Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Izegem · since 1984
  • STOCO similar
    Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Brecht · since 1990
  • Stono similar
    Steenokkerzeel · since 1991
  • STETO similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · Boussu · since 1991
  • STONE similar
    Vervaardiging van keramische tegels en plavuizen · Zulte · since 1998
  • STORM similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 1999
  • STETO similar
    Freight transport by road · Koekelare · since 2003
  • SYSTO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2013
  • Storm similar
    Antwerpen · since 2013
  • Stobi similar
    Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2014
  • stook similar
    Advertising agencies · Lievegem · since 2015
  • STOER similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • Storm similar
    Gent · since 2017
  • STATO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2018
  • STOÏA similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 2019
  • STOLA similar
    Beerse · since 2020
  • STOON similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
  • @Stone similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Ledegem · since 2020
  • S.T.O.R.M. similar
    Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
  • STOUR similar
    Office administrative and support services · Tielt · since 2020
  • Stolm similar
    Joinery installation · Putte · since 2021
  • STOUT similar
    Brugge · since 2021
  • STOKI similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Estinnes · since 2022
  • STORK similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lokeren · since 2022
  • STOUT similar
    Other membership organisations · Oostende · since 2022
  • STOUT similar
    Abbreviation of STOUT MARKETING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schoten · since 2022
  • STORM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
  • STOUT similar
    Joinery installation · Gent · since 2022
  • ST-One similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hoegaarden · since 2008
  • st.op.Z similar
    Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Gistel · since 2009
  • STORG similar
    Andere afvalverwijdering · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2004
  • STORA similar
    Abbreviation of STUDIE- EN OVERLEGGROEP RADIOACTIEF AFVAL DESSEL · Other membership organisations · Dessel · since 2005
  • ST-OPS similar
    Antwerpen · since 2008
  • Stoax similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
  • STOL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activities of holding companies · since 2004
  • STOCK similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Waimes · since 1986
  • STOLP similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vervaardiging van computers en randapparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2018

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).
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