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.
“A Cook”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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News agency activities · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2013
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Event catering · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Sprimont · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2019
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of ETABLISSEMENTS ACO · Wholesale of other household goods · Sprimont · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of DKH · Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Mariene aquacultuur · Oostende · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Ateliers créatifs du chant d'oiseau · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Architectural Consultancy Office · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 2008
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AUTOS CLASSIQUES ORGANISATION · Olne · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2012
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 1986