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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information technology and computer services · Elsene · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 2001
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Gent · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 2024
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Gent · since 1984
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Veterinary services · Chimay · since 2017
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Abbreviation of AUTODISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL · Activities of holding companies · Kortenberg · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Abou Distribution Informatique · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Aide au Développement international · Liège · since 1998
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Abbreviation of My Soins · Dalhem · since 2013
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Abbreviation of L'Appétit des Indigestes · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Vorst · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ADMINISTRATIEKANTOOR D.I. · Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Apruzzese D'Antuono Investissement · Activities of holding companies · Awans · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Zuienkerke · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Abbreviation of AXEL DESNEUX INVEST · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Actie voor Internationale ontwikkeling · Brussel · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1990
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ukkel · since 2024
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since 1984
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Elsene · since 1986
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Pelt · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments
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Oudenaarde · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oosterzele · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of W.A. MODE · Manufacture of outerwear · Brussel · since 2012
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Diepenbeek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Diversity By AYA · Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASSISTANCE - DETECTION - IMAGE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · La Hulpe · since 1994
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Brussel · since 1985