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Compared with the KBO register · free

Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“NIP”

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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Same or very similar names

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • N.I.P. same name
    Abbreviation of NAMUR INVEST PREFACE · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2001
  • NIP same name
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
  • N.I.P. same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of NEW INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fléron · since 1985
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Ninnip similar
    Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2013
  • N.I.P.A. similar
    Abbreviation of Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 1978
  • NiPa similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Heuvelland · since 2023
  • NIPCO similar
    Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Ukkel · since 1977
  • NIPAU similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Hasselt · since 1987
  • NIPOC similar
    Abbreviation of Nieuwe Politieke Cultuur · Hasselt · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1993
  • Nipea similar
    Full-service restaurants · Stabroek · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
  • Sole trader similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 1993
  • NI-PIL similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Frameries · since 2006
  • N-I similar
    Abbreviation of NOUVEL INTERIEUR · Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • N(i)² similar
    Abbreviation of Ni2 · Other software publishing · Liège · since 2006

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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