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“RISOU”

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Same or very similar names

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • RISOU same name
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Evere · since 1981
  • MISOU very similar
    Charleroi · since 1979
  • RILOU very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 1991
  • BISOU very similar
    Name of an establishment of E & R · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Aalst · since 2000
  • Sole trader very similar
    Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 1988
  • Gisou very similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Edegem · since 2022
  • RIMOU very similar
    Name of an establishment · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Evere · since 2004
  • RIBOU very similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Ternat · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • RISO similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Ranst · since 1997
  • RISO similar
    Name of an establishment of Muca · Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2024
  • RISOFI similar
    Site preparation · Ukkel · since 2020
  • RISOME similar
    Namur · since 2023
  • R.I.S. similar
    Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE AND SERVICES · Other information technology and computer services · Brussel · since 1989
  • RIS similar
    Abbreviation of Roelandt Investment And Services · Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Affligem · since 2014
  • R.I.S. similar
    Office administrative and support services · Genappe · since 2011
  • RIS similar
    Name of an establishment of ADF BENELUX · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • RiS similar
    Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2025
  • RiS similar
    Abbreviation of Rechtvaardig in Samenwerkign met het oog op de wereld · Dilbeek · since 2025
  • RISOLTO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2014
  • RISORCE similar
    Abbreviation of Renewable, Innovative Solutions towards Recycling and Circular Economy · Materials recovery from waste · Baelen · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2010

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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