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.
“PIACO”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2022
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Gavere · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2017
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2019
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Support activities for crop production · Hoegaarden · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kortemark · since 2004
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Other business support services · Erpe-Mere · since 2008
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation · Karachi · since 1972
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Photo and Imaging Association · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 1966
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Abbreviation of PREMIUM INCENTIVE ASSOCATION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of P.I.A. PITYVE · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & ADVICE · Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Pastoraal Informatiecentrum Antwerpen · Activities of religious organisations · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Anderlecht · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Schilde · since 2015
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 1999
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Brugge · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tienen · since 2024