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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Travel agency activities · Genk · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Wevelgem · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Full-service restaurants · since 1976
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · Brakel · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Deinze · since 1989
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2021
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Brussel · since 1987
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Wholesale of other food products · Nijlen · since 1994
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Physiotherapy · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Schoten · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Haaltert · since 2026