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“PATOU”

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Same or very similar names

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PATOU same name
    Activities of holding companies · Chaudfontaine · since 2002
  • PATTOU very similar
    Brussel · since 1988
  • Patos very similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • PATOO very similar
    Other information technology and computer services · Namur · since 2010
  • PATON very similar
    Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2026
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other postal and courier activities · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nursing and midwifery · since 2016
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PATO similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ninove · since 2025
  • Patoune similar
    Antwerpen · since 1977
  • Sole trader similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
  • PATOBO similar
    Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2017
  • 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
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1998
  • PAT similar
    Abbreviation of Peer And Team support · Sambreville · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2010
  • PATOUX REMY similar
    Other building finishing work · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · since 2005
  • PATOUK PROD similar
    Production of cinema films · Liège · since 2024
  • Patobka similar
    Kapellen · since 1968
  • PATCHOU similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Namur · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1967
  • Sole trader similar
    Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1982
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2026
  • ATOU' similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Verviers · since 1990
  • ATOU similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2002
  • Sole trader similar
    Activities of head offices · since 2021
  • 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
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · 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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