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.
“AD HOCK”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Orp-Jauche · since 1994
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1995
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Soignies · since 2008
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Other specialised construction activities · Lochristi · since 2022
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Schaarbeek · since 1997
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Rixensart · since 1996
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Namur · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2010
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General medical practice · Elsene · since 2024
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Other business support services · Brussel · since 2008
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Waregem · since 2016
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Mouchin · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2004
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · since 2015