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.
“ADARTHA”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Zulte · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2021
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Koekelberg · since 2005
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · Gent · since 1988
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Lommel · since 2017
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1990
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Literary creation · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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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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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Vorst · since 2014
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Vocational training · Oud-Heverlee · since 2021
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Vorst · since 2022
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Issy-lez-Moulineaux · since 1972
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Manufacture of outerwear · Brussel · since 1998
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Hairdressing and barber services · Roeselare · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Herzele · since 1996
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Sint-Truiden · since 2017
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Kontich · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2017