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.
“PANEX”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Asse · since 1990
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Brussel · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Livay. Ets · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2023
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Land surveying · Vilvoorde · since 1991
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Aalst · since 1987
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Leuven · since 2007
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Zoersel · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Maasmechelen · since 1997
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Insulation installation · Kuurne · since 1992
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Glarus 8750 · since 1995
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Maldegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2026
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1985
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Koekelare · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Avelgem · since 2001
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vosselaar · since 2017
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Trade name of MARTENS-COPANEX · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Wielsbeke · since 2018
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Ninove · since 2006
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Genk · since 2006
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Enghien · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Psychologenkring Antwerpen Noord · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Oudenaarde · since 1952