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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Gent · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2022
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Hasselt · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rixensart · since 1987
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Other business support services · Jette · since 2020
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Land surveying · Liège · since 1991
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Brussel · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Other business support services · Waterloo · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Harelbeke · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Lede · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2020
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Other information service activities · Aalst · since 2021
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Development of non-residential building projects · Ternat · since 2004
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Other building finishing work · Schilde · since 2004
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Schilde · since 1979
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Office administrative and support services · Wijnegem · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wavre · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Interior design · Brugge · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 2006
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Abbreviation of INITIATIVE CITOYENNETÉ EN BELGIQUE · Anderlecht · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2001
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Mons · since 1979