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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.
“JOANS”
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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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lievegem · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2020
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Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Essen · since 2023
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Leuven · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Laarne · since 2026
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Pelt · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Zele · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Vorst · since 2002
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Interior design · Tremelo · since 2024
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2025
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Modave · since 1997
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Vermogensbeheer · Hamont-Achel · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of MOYACONNECT · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Lokeren · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of JOANDI GESCHENKEN BVBA · Retail sale of other household articles · Berlare · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Kalmthout · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Elsene · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Namur · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kortenberg · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Jogging Ganshoren · Ganshoren · since 1992
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Event catering · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Lier · since 2013
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since 1973
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Name of an establishment of JOAN MANAGEMENT, CONSULTING EN INVESTMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Zuienkerke · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Fortuna bis · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Removal services · Bonheiden · since 1994