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.
“ABB OY”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · HELSINKI · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Transmissie van elektriciteit · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Achterbaks Bekeken · Peer · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Association des Boudhistes Linh Son · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of Reynassur · Insurance agents and brokers · Lochristi · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES BURKINABE DE BELGIQUE · Lessines · since 2002
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Abbreviation of De vrienden van de bonobos in België · Elsene · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE BOUWWERKEN BELIËN · Site preparation · Hamont-Achel · since 2021
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Logging · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE BARUMBU Belgique · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of NKWONGNE POH TE -Association des Batiés en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 2012
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since 1988
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since 1991
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since 1984
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Name of an establishment of Algemene bouwwerken Braeckmans · Other specialised construction activities · Lille · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BAMOUN DU BENELUX · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Betül Belkiran · Activities of lawyers · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ANYANG BEBEZAN BENELUX · Gembloux · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Brass Band · Willebroek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Mechelen · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Wavre · since 1948
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Joinery installation · Gesves · since 2013
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Insulation installation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2016
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Other information technology and computer services · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Overijse · since 2025