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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“PnS”

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.

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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

5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • PnS same name
    Machining of metals · Temse · since 1987
  • P.N.S. same name
    Abbreviation of Partenariats Nord-Sud · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1996
  • PNS same name
    Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Bornem · since 2003
  • PNS same namein bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of PN SYSTEMS · Forging of metal · Braine-le-Château · since 2016
  • PNS-TEAM very similar
    General cleaning of buildings · Brussel · since 2018
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • PPNS similar
    Abbreviation of PLANET PNEUS NEW SRL · Other non-specialised retail sale · Charleroi · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Event catering · since 2026
  • P.N. similar
    Abbreviation of PHILIPS NATUURSTEEN · Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Hasselt · since 1991
  • PN similar
    Abbreviation of Pokahnights · Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • PN similar
    Abbreviation of PimperNieuw · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Mol · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2022
  • P.N. similar
    Abbreviation of PlanetNeurones · Koksijde · since 2009
  • PN similar
    Abbreviation of Pour Nandrin · Nandrin · since 2011
  • PN similar
    Abbreviation of PASION NORTENA · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • PN similar
    Abbreviation of Phoenix Nest · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Activiteiten van industriële designers · since 2026
  • PN similar
    Physiotherapy · Nijlen · since 2026

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