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.
“AB 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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2018
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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 · Ukkel · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2006
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2019
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Mechelen · since 1970
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Anderlecht · since 1983
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Evere · since 1986
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Peer · since 1987
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Abbreviation of AXE BELGO-CONGOLAIS · Jette · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Bastogne · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATED BUSINESS CONSULTANTS · Advertising agencies · Sint-Truiden · since 1993
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Genk · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Turnhout · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Stoumont · since 2009
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Abbreviation of AB Communication LTD · Londres · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2025
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Reparatie en onderhoud van uurwerken en sieraden · since 2011
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Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of association belge de la coordination parentale · Waterloo · since 2025