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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Schaarbeek · since 2001
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1999
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Ranst · since 2015
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Wholesale of other household goods · Waregem · since 2010
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 1996
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Avelgem · since 1997
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Overijse · since 2011
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Nijlen · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · since 2007
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Liège · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of T&Mihmat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2019