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.
“PINOK”
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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Joinery installation · Aalst · since 1995
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Amstelveen · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lier · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Eupen · since 2024
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2026
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1988
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2012
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De Haan · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Pinokiomeulebeke · Day nurseries and crèches · Tielt · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2021
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Diepenbeek · since 1999
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2014
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Teelt van druiven · Wellen · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Paradox Investment Network · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2008
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lommel · since 2019
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 2012
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since 1989
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Aartselaar · since 1970
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Blankenberge · since 1973