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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.

“Philot”

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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

14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Philot same name
    Activities of holding companies · Nijlen · since 2023
  • Philota very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2010
  • Philotus very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Hemiksem · since 2019
  • Philotax very similar
    Specialist medical practice · Beernem · since 2024
  • philou very similar
    Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Schilde · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Schilde · since 1968
  • PHILON very similar
    Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1996
  • Computer programming · since 2014
  • PHILOO very similar
    Computer programming · Walcourt · since 2022
  • Philos very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Wuustwezel · since 2024
  • PILOT very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1991
  • PILOT very similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Wijnegem · since 1996
  • PILOT very similar
    Trade name of PILOT CORPORATION OF EUROPE · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · FILLIÈRE · since 2000
  • PILOT (sole trader) very similar
    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
  • PILOT (sole trader) very similar
    Other business support services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • General electrical installation work · since 2002
  • Philo 85 similar
    Brussel · since 1932
  • PHIL similar
    Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1987
  • Philotheek similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
  • Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 2021
  • PHILO.BE similar
    Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2011
  • PHILOMA similar
    Real estate agency activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
  • General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
  • PHILONA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2025
  • Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Chaudfontaine · since 2007
  • PHILOMEL similar
    Activities of holding companies · Affligem · since 2021
  • PHILOPSY similar
    Psychology services · Waterloo · since 2022
  • PHILOBEL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
  • PHILOSOL similar
    Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Merksplas · since 2011
  • Other business support services · since 2024
  • COPHILOT similar
    Activities of building architects · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2026
  • phil's similar
    Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · Beloeil · since 2013
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
  • PHILD similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
  • PHILU similar
    Development of residential building projects · Boutersem · since 2025
  • Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2016
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • PHILIPPOT similar
    Name of an establishment of L'Economie Populaire · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ciney · since 1919
  • PHILOFILM similar
    Other photographic activities · Waterloo · since 1983
  • PHIL'OPTIC similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Ciney · since 1997
  • Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
  • PHILIPPOT similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · La Hulpe · since 2017
  • PHILO POOL similar
    Other specialised construction activities · Manhay · since 2019
  • Philomina similar
    Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • PHILONASO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Hastière · since 2009
  • Philomène similar
    Abbreviation of Philomène Management · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · La Bruyère · since 2010
  • PhiloCité similar
    Socio-cultural adult education · Liège · since 2010
  • Phil-O-Fran similar
    Name of an establishment of BAUGIMMOB · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Charleroi · since 2007
  • Philomena similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2025
  • PHILO CARE similar
    Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
  • PHILAË similar
    Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Destelbergen · since 2015
  • PHILOS.A.E. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of ITALBA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
  • PHILORCO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2020

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