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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ALKS”

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.

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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.

  • ALKS same name
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
  • ALKS same name
    Literary creation · Brecht · since 2021
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ALKSSA similar
    Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 2010
  • A.L.K. similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Beringen · since 2007
  • ALK similar
    Abbreviation of A. Lesuisse Kinesitherapie · Physiotherapy · Sint-Truiden · since 2025
  • ALK similar
    Abbreviation of Audric Lenaerts Kinésithérapeute · Theux · since 2025
  • AB TALKS similar
    Translation services · Hasselt · since 2024
  • ALKO similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Blankenberge · since 1988
  • ALKO similar
    Development of residential building projects · Oosterzele · since 1989
  • Alka similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
  • ALKA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Avelgem · since 1997
  • ALKA similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 2000
  • ALKA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2001
  • Alka similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Overijse · since 2011
  • Alka similar
    Retail sale of other sporting goods · Nijlen · since 2021
  • Site preparation · since 2022
  • A L K R similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2010
  • ALKE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2011
  • AL-KO similar
    Name of an establishment of AL-KO KOBER BV · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Hengelo · since 2000
  • ALKO similar
    Machining of metals · Willebroek · since 2026
  • Other building finishing work · since 2026
  • ALKA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 1993
  • ALKA similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Name of an establishment of T&Mihmat · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2019
  • T.A.L.K.S. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Ledegem · since 1990

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