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“VATE”

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Same or very similar names

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  • VATE same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2015
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • VATEX similar
    Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Wevelgem · since 1982
  • VATeL similar
    Verwerking van thee en koffie · Thimister-Clermont · since 2013
  • VATEC similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hooglede · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1979
  • VATEC similar
    Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Peer · since 2004
  • Vates SAS similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grenoble · since 2025
  • V.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of VITESS'KE - GROUPE A.T. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1964
  • VATELO similar
    Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1973
  • VAT similar
    Abbreviation of Voerens Amateur Toneel · Voeren · since 2019
  • VA.T. similar
    Name of an establishment of Van Autrève - Tack · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2020
  • VAT similar
    Abbreviation of VRIJZINNIG ANTWERPS TREFPUNT · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • V.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of THE VITUS ASSOCIATION TOGO · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2025
  • V.A.T. similar
    Other business support services · Elsene · since 2025
  • VATEAMS similar
    Office administrative and support services · Zaventem · since 1999
  • VATI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gavere · since 1994
  • VATO similar
    Other business support services · Londerzeel · since 2014
  • VATM similar
    Activities of business and employers' organisations · Berlin · since 2011
  • V.A.T.O. similar
    Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Accountancy, Audit en Tax opleidingen · Dendermonde · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Floor and wall tiling · since 2004
  • VATT similar
    Abbreviation of VERENIGING VAN ANALYTISCHE TEKENTHERAPIE · Herent · since 2004
  • VATB similar
    Development of non-residential building projects · Leuven · since 2007
  • VATT similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 2007
  • Sole trader similar
    General cleaning of buildings · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2024
  • Lvate similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • CAVATE similar
    Mixed farming · Tournai · since 1988
  • NOVATE similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Clavier · since 2025
  • VS INNOVATE similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2025
  • Business and other management consultancy · Yvoir · since 2025
  • V&V Innovate similar
    Cafés and bars · Menen · 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).
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