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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“PATOO”

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

9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PATOO same name
    Other information technology and computer services · Namur · since 2010
  • PATOU very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
  • Patos very similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • PATON very similar
    Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2026
  • PATOBO very similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2017
  • Platoo very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2019
  • PACOO very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
  • PATCO very similar
    Zutendaal · since 1997
  • KatoO very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zemst · since 2010
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PATO similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ninove · since 2025
  • Tattoo and piercing services · since 2025
  • PATOMA similar
    Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Deinze · since 2008
  • P.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of Paris-Aquitaine-Transports · Bordeaux · since 1968
  • P.A.T. similar
    Abbreviation of PETER ANSEEUW TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Zedelgem · since 2001
  • PAT similar
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Nivelles · since 2002
  • PAT similar
    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 similar
    Abbreviation of Peer And Team support · Sambreville · since 2022
  • Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2010
  • since 1998
  • Other business support services · since 2023
  • Site preparation · since 2025
  • Patobka similar
    Kapellen · since 1968
  • Patoune similar
    Antwerpen · since 1977
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
  • Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
  • since 2022
  • Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2016
  • Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend leven · since 1995
  • Psychology services · since 2017
  • Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 1995
  • PATO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herent · since 2004
  • PATOVI similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2007
  • Pat similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Schaarbeek · since 1984
  • Patoor, Kurt (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 2007
  • PATOTES (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 1987

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