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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.

“Shells&Skins”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Shells&Skins same name
    Activiteiten van industriële designers · Oostkamp · since 2010
  • SkinS very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • SHELLSER similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 2014
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of E.H. BUSINESS · Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Edegem · since 1993
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of THE GLORIOUS CLEANING · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ichtegem · since 2000
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of ALHAMD TRADES · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Brugge · since 2000
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of L & R - LEASE & RENT · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Mechelen · since 2002
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of FLAVIO · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Mons · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 1992
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 1998
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of L.P. OIL · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Gerpinnes · since 2010
  • Sole trader similar
    Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 1987
  • Shell similar
    Name of an establishment of P.R.S. · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Schoten · since 2007
  • SHELL similar
    Name of an establishment of L'UNIQUE · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Bornem · since 2007

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