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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.

“JOYCE”

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

31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • JOY CAR (sole trader) similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1990
  • JOYCON similar
    Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2003
  • JOYCON (sole trader) similar
    General electrical installation work · since 2024
  • JOY similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
  • Joy (sole trader) similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2020
  • JOY (sole trader) similar
    Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2017
  • JOY (sole trader) similar
    Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · since 1977
  • J.O.Y. (sole trader) similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
  • JOY similar
    since 2011
  • Joy (sole trader) similar
    Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2011
  • J.O.Y (sole trader) similar
    Sports and recreation education · since 2024
  • J.O.Y. (sole trader) similar
    Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2004
  • JOY similar
    Mons · since 2024
  • JOY similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Koekelberg · since 2025
  • Joy similar
    Abbreviation of House of Joy · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Kampenhout · since 2026
  • JOY ' CO ' FE similar
    Name of an establishment of JAD JOY COMPANY · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ath · since 2023
  • Joycafé (sole trader) similar
    Cafés and bars · since 2010
  • Enjoy'ce (sole trader) similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
  • Joy Care similar
    Nursing and midwifery · Stabroek · since 2024
  • JOY similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • JOY similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of JOYFASHIONMOOD · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Liège · since 2015
  • Joy similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Mechelen · since 2012

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