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.
“ALOT”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kontich · since 2018
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Lokale Omroep · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Actiecomité Linkeroever · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Waremme · since 2017
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · Waregem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Art Lex and others · Waremme · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Animal Lovers Only · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2012
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Pet training · Gavere · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP LION OIL WORKS · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Other retail sale of food · Zemst · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Bornem · since 2022
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Hamoir · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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Activities of head offices · Schilde · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Masters in logical thinking · Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2011
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · since 2014