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.
“PILAAR”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2023
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Zwevegem · since 2026
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Pet boarding · Namur · since 1964
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Office administrative and support services · Pajottegem · since 1981
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Elsene · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of HOTEL PILAR · Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Herentals · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Other construction installation · Gent · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Operation of sports facilities · Deinze · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Izegem · since 2021
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Fitness centres · Aalst · since 2025
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Huy · since 2000
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Event catering · since 2020
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Pet boarding · since 2024
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Heuvelland · since 2024
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Other legal services · Oosterzele · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of MVG Kinesitherapie · Sports and recreation education · Westerlo · since 2017
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Other printing · Waasmunster · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Denderleeuw · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · since 2015
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Other education · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lendelede · since 2023
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Elsene · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Moonen · Kippenkwekerijen · Ravels · since 1972
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Geel · since 2011