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“RAYST”

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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Same or very similar names

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • RAYST same name
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • Hay S.T. very similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waterloo · since 2009
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • RAYS similar
    Abbreviation of Rulle At Your Service · Other construction installation · Tielt-Winge · since 2016
  • RAYS similar
    Retail sale of lighting equipment · Antwerpen · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Advertising agencies · since 2025
  • RAYSER similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 1996
  • RaYSun similar
    Other business support services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2008
  • RAYSOF similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Brussel · since 2024
  • R.A.Y similar
    Abbreviation of REAL AFRICAN YOUTH · since 2013
  • Ray similar
    Name of an establishment of MTM · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2014
  • RAY similar
    Abbreviation of RAYONNE · Nursing and midwifery · Pont-à-Celles · since 2018
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2004
  • RAY similar
    Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer programming · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1989
  • Sole trader similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2018
  • Sole trader similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Activities of building architects · since 1997

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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