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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Braine-le-Château · since 2012
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Ukkel · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2010
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Aesthetic Reconstructive Team Services · Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BArts concept studio VZW · Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Interior design · Tienen · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Aartselaar · since 2005
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Eeklo · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of Mindful Building and Living · Production of cinema films · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ADVERTISING ARTS · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2002
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2002
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Literary creation · since 2023
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Art's Music · Tournai · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Association Belge d'Aide et de Réinsertion · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2006
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lier · since 2020
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Dental practice · Brussel · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Zutendaal · since 2021
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General medical practice · Gent · since 2025