Name check
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.
“PAN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information service activities · Oostende · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Pôle Académique de Namur ASBL · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Namur · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Torhout · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Psychologenkring Antwerpen Noord · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · since 2001
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Vorst · since 2008
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Niel · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudenaarde · since 1986
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Wevelgem · since 1991
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Combined facilities support activities · Mouscron · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of PANH SNC · Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Chaudfontaine · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Putte · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of NTT DECO SRL · Pre-press and pre-media services · Visé · since 2017
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Zelzate · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Projects and New Dreams · Development of residential building projects · Berlaar · since 2018
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Brugge · since 2015
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Other education · Haacht · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudenaarde · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Zoersel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of JAN PANIS · Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Vrijwillige Verkooporganisatie Panda · since 1957
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Gavere · since 1980
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Gent · since 1982
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Brussel · since 1988
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Advertising agencies · Burdinne · since 1988
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Anderlecht · since 1990
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Burg-Reuland · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · De Haan · since 1992
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Computer programming · Vorst · since 2002
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Abbreviation of PANDA SOUND & LIGHT · General electrical installation work · Oostende · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tienen · since 2015
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Retail sale of household furniture · Drogenbos · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Moorslede · since 2017
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Abbreviation of vzw Pand.A · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Ledegem · since 2012
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Tienen · since 2007
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Other software publishing · Tervuren · since 2019
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Lubbeek · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · Asse · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wichelen · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Kalmthout · since 2008
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2012
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Event catering · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2008
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Physiotherapy · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Eeklo · since 2024
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Mechelen · since 1962
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Koekelberg · since 1978
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pajottegem · since 2001
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Book publishing · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Bonheiden · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · Juprelle · since 2021
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Leuven · since 2007