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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.

“Joris, Marc”

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

16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Joris, Marc (sole trader) same name
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1992
  • Joris, Marc (sole trader) same name
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1993
  • Joris, Marie (sole trader) very similar
    Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2020
  • Joris, Maria (sole trader) very similar
    since 1975
  • Oris, Marc (sole trader) very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
  • Joris, Marc-Henri (sole trader) very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2021
  • MORIS MARC very similar
    Construction of roads and motorways · Berlaar · since 2000
  • Moris, Marc (sole trader) very similar
    Other information technology and computer services · since 2003
  • JORIS very similar
    Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Gingelom · since 1987
  • JORIS very similar
    Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1993
  • Joris very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2009
  • Joris very similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
  • JORIS (sole trader) very similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1994
  • JORIS (sole trader) very similar
    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2006
  • JORIS very similar
    Manufacture of jewellery · Gent · since 2024
  • JORIS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bastogne · since 1992
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

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