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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“JonTus”

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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • JonTus same name
    Support activities for crop production · Gent · since 2024
  • Fontus very similar
    Abbreviation of Kinderkwartier · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Vilvoorde · since 2013
  • Montus very similar
    Other legal services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
  • PONTUS very similar
    Trade name of BOREAS CONSULT · Other legal services · Kortrijk · since 2020
  • PONTUS very similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2022
  • Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2023
Names that resemble it 2 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Cafés and bars · since 2025
  • JONTRA similar
    Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Aalter · since 2016

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