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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Manage · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ASSEMBLEE DE DIEU DE FLEURUS · Fleurus · since 1979
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anhée · since 2014
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Translation services · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Aalsterse Darts Federatie · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kontich · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Atelierke, De Fietsgarage · Retail sale of bicycles · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Acceuil et de Défense des Jeunes · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Association diocésaine pour la Formation · Tournai · since 1992
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Algemene Dienst voor Jeugdtoerisme · Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Kasterlee · since 1977
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2004
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Abbreviation of LES ASSEMBLEES DE DIEU FRANCOPHONES DE BELGIQUE · Vorst · since 1965