Name check
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.
“JACK PATA”
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.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
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 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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2026
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Market research and public opinion polling · Beauvechain · since 1995
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Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Abbreviation of JACK.PM · Translation services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Maasmechelen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Merchtem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of D.F. GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Anzegem · since 2008
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Operation of fairground attractions · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2025
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Verviers · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of PAUWELS TAPE · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Zaventem · since 1992
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Sports and recreation education · Erpe-Mere · since 2015
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News agency activities · since 2026