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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.

“GiNi”

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • GiNi same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Nijlen · since 2023
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2016
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • G.I.N similar
    Abbreviation of Généralistes Liège-Nord · Liège · since 1988
  • GILINI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 1993
  • GIN similar
    Lichtervelde · since 1995
  • GIMINI similar
    Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
  • Other education · since 2018
  • G.I.N. similar
    Abbreviation of GLOBAL INNOVATION NETWORK · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ganshoren · since 2019
  • G.I.N. similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2001
  • Ginila similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2022
  • Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
  • GINIUS similar
    Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Mouscron · since 2026
  • Ginisis similar
    Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
  • Giniale similar
    Wholesale of other food products · Brasschaat · since 2026
  • GINV similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 1998
  • GINB similar
    Abbreviation of GREYHOUNDS IN NOOD BELGIUM · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1999
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2007
  • GINF similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Mol · since 2014
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
  • Ginè similar
    Gent · since 2015
  • G.I.N.O. similar
    Other business support services · Laarne · since 2016
  • GINV similar
    Abbreviation of Gelusco Invest · Deinze · since 2018
  • Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1994
  • GINA similar
    Name of an establishment of JACO CONCEPT · Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2021
  • GING similar
    Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
  • Gino similar
    Abbreviation of Gino San · Plumbing work · Zwevegem · since 2022
  • GINN similar
    Other information service activities · Elsene · since 2023
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2009
  • Ginz similar
    Name of an establishment of Ginneke' S Fashion · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lier · since 2008
  • GIN2 similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2023
  • GIN E similar
    Abbreviation of Ginkgo Earth · Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
  • Gino similar
    Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Gent · since 2024
  • General electrical installation work · since 2025
  • GIARDINI similar
    Sint-Niklaas · since 1985
  • GINIHAIR similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Kontich · since 2000
  • Giardini similar
    Name of an establishment of NINETY · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2023
  • Plastering work · since 2025
  • GINICO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Lichtervelde · since 1975
  • GINO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of KARACAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1995

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