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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.

“PAT”

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

19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • P.A.T. same name
    Abbreviation of Paris-Aquitaine-Transports · Bordeaux · since 1968
  • P.A.T. same name
    Abbreviation of PETER ANSEEUW TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Zedelgem · since 2001
  • PAT same name
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Nivelles · since 2002
  • PAT same name
    Abbreviation of PISTONS A TROUS · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2002
  • Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2019
  • Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1998
  • PAT same name
    Abbreviation of Peer And Team support · Sambreville · since 2022
  • Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2010
  • Pat same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Schaarbeek · since 1984
  • @Patat very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1995
  • PATAT very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Deinze · since 2019
  • PATAT (sole trader) very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2004
  • Patat very similar
    Name of an establishment of AGCon · Support activities for animal production · Maarkedal · since 2005
  • Event catering · since 2026
  • PAT C (sole trader) very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2001
  • Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
  • Pat & Mo very similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
  • PAT&CO very similar
    Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · Gent · since 2010
  • Pat & Co very similar
    Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2003
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PATWAT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2019
  • PATKAT similar
    Specialist medical practice · Wingene · since 2008
  • PATS similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oostende · since 1988
  • PATS similar
    Risk and damage evaluation · Oostende · since 1988
  • P.A.T.H. similar
    Abbreviation of Psychologie, Aide technique et Handicap · Other software publishing · Namur · since 1993
  • PATH similar
    Abbreviation of PATHOLOGIE · Specialist medical practice · Ingelmunster · since 1997
  • PATH similar
    Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Sint-Niklaas · since 1999
  • PATY similar
    Brussel · since 1999
  • PATS similar
    Productie van televisieprogramma's · Knokke-Heist · since 2003
  • since 1994
  • PATZ similar
    Site preparation · Ukkel · since 2016
  • PATH similar
    Activities of holding companies · Theux · since 2016
  • PAZAPAT' similar
    Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Tintigny · since 2019
  • PATC similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Kasterlee · since 2023
  • PATH similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2011
  • PATH similar
    Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · seattle · since 2006
  • PATO similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ninove · since 2025
  • PATRIMAT similar
    Liedekerke · since 1987
  • PATRIBAT similar
    Seraing · since 1991
  • PATRIBAT similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2005
  • PATCH similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ingelmunster · since 1984
  • PATCO similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Kortrijk · since 1985
  • PATAM similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 1986
  • Patro similar
    Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
  • PATCO similar
    Zutendaal · since 1997
  • PATIO similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maarkedal · since 2000
  • PATOU similar
    Activities of holding companies · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
  • PATIO similar
    Vorselaar · since 2003
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
  • PATEL similar
    Leuven · since 2011
  • PATEL similar
    Wholesale of other food products · Schaarbeek · since 2021
  • PatHH similar
    Abbreviation of Patrimonium Halen Herk-de-Stad · Herk-de-Stad · since 2021
  • PAT4U similar
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Braives · since 2022
  • PATZA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2009
  • PATOO similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Namur · since 2010
  • Patse similar
    Activities of holding companies · Ternat · since 2011
  • Patsy similar
    Bierbeek · since 2012
  • patma similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Dinant · since 2025
  • PATON similar
    Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2026
  • PATO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herent · since 2004
  • PATZI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1985
  • PATCH similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Brugge · since 1988
  • Patch similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1995
  • PATCO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2020

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