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.
“AKIO”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPS KANKER INFORMATIE- EN ONTMOETINGSCENTRUM · since 2009
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Staden · since 2026
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Visual arts creation · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oupeye · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2009
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Abbreviation of AKIRAME · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Ciney · since 2011
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Leuven · since 1985
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Afghan Koltori Islami Tolana · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Maldegem · since 1999