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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Lummen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Leven in Christus Tegenwoordigheid · Activities of religious organisations · Oudenaarde · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of VLICO BEHEER · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Bree · since 1997
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Nursing and midwifery · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2014
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Laakdal · since 2012
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ICHEC Alumni · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1970
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Comblain-au-Pont · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ALICE EVENTS · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Vorst · since 1997
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION LIBRE D'INFORMATIONS SUR LA CROISSANCE DES ENFANTS SILVER RUSSELL · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Anima Cura · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Mechelen · since 2003
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 2016
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ALICE DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2021
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ALIGATOR · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Elsene · since 2007
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Turnhout · since 2024
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Other software publishing · Brugge · since 2025
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Vorst · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Gent · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1985
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Chaudfontaine · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Hasselt · since 2009
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Other cleaning activities · Koekelberg · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of ACTAQUANT · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2004
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Development of residential building projects · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2024
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General medical practice · Leuven · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Wellen · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2025
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Other business support services · Ravels · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Charleroi · since 1990