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.
“PIP”
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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Name of an establishment of SPORT LINE · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Roeselare · since 1986
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Eindhoven · since 2013
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Support activities for crop production · since 2017
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Name of PIP CONSULTING · Public relations and communication consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Performance Impact People · Wuustwezel · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Peer · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Pip & Nut Belgium · Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · Brussel · since 2020
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of PIRENNE Patrimonial · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Thimister-Clermont · since 1984
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 1994
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zonhoven · since 1997
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Abbreviation of PARTNERSINPROCESS CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy · Other social work without accommodation · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1991
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Other postal and courier activities · since 1991
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of "U&ABI" · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · Mechelen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Mol · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Beerse · since 2023
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Maaseik · since 2023
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Retail sale of footwear · Schilde · since 2023
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Bornem · since 2010
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Day nurseries and crèches · Wevelgem · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Pierre Poncelet · Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2012
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Hooglede · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of PROTECTAS INVESTMENTS · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 1993
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Abbreviation of PROSPECTIVE INTERNATIONALE · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of POWER INSTALLATION · General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRALE PREVENTIEDIENST VOOR DE SECTOR VAN DE UITZENDARBEID · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE INTENT · Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2002
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Abbreviation of PROSPEX INSTITUTE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Pulsitive.impact · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of PI-EUCC · Advertising agencies · Schilde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of PORTUNO International · Other business support services · Wetteren · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2009
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE & INNOVATION · Graphic design and visual communication · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PEOPLE INVEST · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Pendragon Investments · Buying and selling of own real estate · Holsbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Privé Initiatief tot Patrimoniumorganisatie · Beernem · since 1989
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Ciney · since 1974
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Knokke-Heist · since 1998