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.
“AL Pinto”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements Heddebaut · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ronse · since 1968
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Ronse · since 2016
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Event catering · since 2023
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Computer programming · Oudergem · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zaventem · since 2021
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Plumbing work · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Other business support services · Genk · since 2019
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2003
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2004
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Ronse · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zoutleeuw · since 1992
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Liège · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of GARAGE CARROSSERIE ALPINA · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ACTIONS LOCALES POUR INDEPENDANTS · Business and other management consultancy · Seraing · since 2015
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wanze · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association pour le Lancement de Projets industriels et commerciaux · Elsene · since 1964
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General construction of residential buildings · Grobbendonk · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2024