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“PANNIS”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PANNIS same name
    Joinery installation · Geraardsbergen · since 2022
  • PANIS very similar
    Name of an establishment of PANISA · Bricklaying and masonry work · since 1986
  • PANIS very similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1986
  • Sole trader very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2003
  • Sole trader very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2006
  • ANNIS very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
  • YANNIS very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Overijse · since 1992
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other business support services · since 2024
  • YANNIS very similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PANNISOFT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merchtem · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
  • PAPAGIANNIS similar
    Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1996
  • Panné Ag. similar
    Retail sale of antiques · Affligem · since 2014
  • PANNU similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2014
  • PANNA similar
    Other software publishing · Tervuren · since 2019
  • PANNE similar
    Activities of bailiffs · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
  • PANTHONIS similar
    Plumbing work · Edegem · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
  • PANNOC similar
    Abbreviation of PANNOC CHEMIE · Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Olen · since 1978
  • Sole trader similar
    Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Other business support services · since 2022
  • Pann similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Koekelberg · since 1978
  • PANNEX similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Aalst · since 1987

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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