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.
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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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Vorst · since 2008
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 2000
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · HUNXE · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Brecht · since 2021
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Ukkel · since 1987
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Other education · Elsene · since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Fietsen Lenaerts · Retail sale of bicycles · Balen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2021
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Risk and damage evaluation · Aiseau-Presles · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herent · since 2006
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Other sports activities · since 2025
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2026