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Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.

“GRIFFE”

An active company already has this name

The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.

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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 and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official 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.

Same or very similar names

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GRIFFE same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · Ans · since 1988
  • GRIFFE (sole trader) same name
    Retail sale of women's outerwear
  • Griffel very similar
    Other membership organisations · Turnhout · since 2003
  • GRIFFES (sole trader) very similar
    Other retail sale of food
  • Griffes very similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Etterbeek · since 2020
  • GRIFFEL very similar
    Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Lier · since 2005
  • Griffeo (sole trader) very similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
  • GRIFF very similar
    Other membership organisations · La Louvière · since 1926
  • GRIFFO very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
  • Griffe Group very similar
    Name of an establishment of IMPICABLE AGENCY · Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2002
  • MA GRIFFE very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Huy · since 1989
  • MA GRIFFE very similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1991
  • LA GRIFFE (sole trader) very similar
    Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1991
  • TT Griffe (sole trader) very similar
    Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2022
  • La griffe (sole trader) very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
  • GRIFFE FLOWERS very similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Saint-Nicolas · since 1989
  • Griffe d'Airain very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Mons · since 2025
  • Belle Griffe (sole trader) very similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • GRIFFE DE PASCALE (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1987
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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