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.
“AADEX”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 1987
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Gentago · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hoeilaart · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1946
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1973
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Liège · since 1986
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Abyss Diving Discovery and EXploration · Elsene · since 1990
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Other personal services · Jette · since 1990
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Wommelgem · since 1994
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Namur · since 1996
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Risk and damage evaluation · Sint-Truiden · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of RUDI PHILIPPAERTS · Risk and damage evaluation · Diepenbeek · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waimes · since 2010
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Risk and damage evaluation · Wevelgem · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Harelbeke · since 2024
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of André Dillaerts expertises · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tielt-Winge · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Advies Expertise · Activities of head offices · Zaventem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Jodoigne · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Atelier d'Architecture Deloose-Elmas · Activities of building architects · Mons · since 2009
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Wetteren · since 2011
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · Kaprijke · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ALGEMEEN AARTSELAARSDAKBEDRIJF VAN ASSCHE LUC · Roofing work · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTURE ALAIN DIRIX · Activities of building architects · Seraing · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of AAD VZW · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Académie André Delvaux · Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 2010
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1999
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Other postal and courier activities · Aartselaar · since 2016