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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Real estate agency activities · Diksmuide · since 1999
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Abbreviation of AMICUS CAPITAL · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Elsene · since 2024
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Elsene · since 2016
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De Panne · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Riemst · since 2026
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Jean Baes et Cie · Elsene · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION MEDICALE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE DE CHARLEROI · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oudenburg · since 2004
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MSKA boekenfonds & Amici · Roeselare · since 1970
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Courbevoie · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Marvida International · Elsene · since 1977
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Menen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP MARINE INSURANCE CLAIMS ASSOCIATES · Risk and damage evaluation · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Logistics services · Keerbergen · since 2003
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Materials recovery from waste
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Cafés and bars · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Herzele · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Herent · since 2021
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Trade name of S.C.K.Z. · Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2011
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Wholesale of other food products · Brugge · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ADVICE MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Ganshoren · since 2004
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Ukkel · since 2006
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Elsene · since 2007
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Event catering · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2024
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Pet boarding · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Amici Catering VOF · Event catering · Hasselt · since 2026
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Châtelet · since 1987
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Anderlecht · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of SIGI Associés · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Liège · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of GIALLOMBARDO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2021
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Maasmechelen · since 2012