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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.

“PILAX”

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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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  • 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

17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PILAX same name
    Activities of holding companies · Denderleeuw · since 2023
  • Pilar very similar
    Pet boarding · Namur · since 1964
  • PILAR very similar
    Office administrative and support services · Pajottegem · since 1981
  • PILAR very similar
    Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Elsene · since 1985
  • PILAW very similar
    Other legal services · Oosterzele · since 2015
  • PILAR very similar
    Name of an establishment of HOTEL PILAR · Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • Pilas very similar
    Name of an establishment of MVG Kinesitherapie · Sports and recreation education · Westerlo · since 2017
  • PILAR very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Herentals · since 2019
  • PILAR very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2022
  • PILAS very similar
    Other printing · Waasmunster · since 2010
  • Pilae very similar
    Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • MILAX very similar
    Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Peer · since 2016
  • PAL-AX very similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Mons · since 2020
  • Milax very similar
    Specialist medical practice · Schilde · since 2021
  • BILAX very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2022
  • FILAX (sole trader) very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1981
  • FILAX (sole trader) very similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1981
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PILA similar
    Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Huy · since 2000
  • Event catering · since 2020
  • Pet boarding · since 2024
  • Painting of buildings · since 2015
  • Other education · since 2022
  • PILAR W. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lendelede · since 2023
  • PILAAR. similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Roosdaal · since 2023
  • Pilato similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · Elsene · since 2023
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2025
  • PILAAR similar
    Zwevegem · since 2026
  • P.I.L. similar
    Abbreviation of Promotion et Immobilière Robert Gatelier et Fils à Libramont · General construction of residential buildings · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1977
  • P.I.L. similar
    Abbreviation of LE POLE IMAGE DE LIEGE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 2006
  • PIL similar
    Abbreviation of Planet is The Limit · Liège · since 2026
  • Pilanes similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2020
  • Sports and recreation education · since 2021
  • Other information technology and computer services · since 2022
  • Pilasco similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Mol · since 2022
  • PILARIO similar
    Other software publishing · Oudergem · since 2022
  • PILAZZO similar
    Brecht · since 2007

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