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.
“Pinokkio”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2021
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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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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2009
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Lanaken · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of INFANO · Day nurseries and crèches · Ternat · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of KINDERDAGVERBLIJF PINOKKIO · Day nurseries and crèches · Avelgem · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Pepingen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Pepingen · since 1968
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Other retail sale of food · Wevelgem · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Tessenderlo-Ham · Afvalwaterafvoer · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1977
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Aartselaar · since 1970
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Blankenberge · since 1973
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Aalst · since 1995
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Amstelveen · since 2022
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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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since 1989