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.
“PATRONUS”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Gent · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Optica Patron · Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lede · since 1992
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Parochiale Werken Koersel · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beringen · since 1967
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Abbreviation of PATRONALE LIFE · Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Brussel · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of RASO · Cafés and bars · Lontzen · since 2015
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since 2007
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oudenaarde · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · since 1983
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Aartselaar · since 1996
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2024
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Dental practice · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026