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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Temse · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Profondeville · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Alligator · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Action libérale liégeoise · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Liège · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Maaseik · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pont-à-Celles · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
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Abbreviation of AUTOS LEASING LOCATION · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Chaudfontaine · since 2005
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Beringen · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 2007
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Hasselt · since 2002
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Construction of roads and motorways · Houthulst · since 2002
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Oudenaarde · since 1993
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of AllPhi Belgium · Computer programming · Westerlo · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1982