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.
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Juprelle · since 2018
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2004
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Retail sale of household furniture · Kortrijk · since 1996
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Detailhandel in verf en verfwaren · since 2015
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Interior design · Anthisnes · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · Namur · since 2014
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Floor and wall tiling · since 1989
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Painting of buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2016
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Painting of buildings · since 1996
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other personal services · Braine-le-Château · since 1989
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General electrical installation work · Brecht · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-le-Château · since 2001
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Lochristi · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Aalst · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlecht · since 1994
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Hasselt · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ABECO, advies bouw, expertise en coördinatie · Activities of building architects · Deinze · since 2003
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Painting of buildings · since 2005
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SCHINVELD · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Braine-le-Château · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of RUITENWASSERIJ ABECO · Other specialised construction activities · since 2002
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Mouscron · since 2013