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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Lennik · since 2016
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2018
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mons · since 2012
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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castillejar · since 1999
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1994
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2004
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Abbreviation of L'Association laîque de Communautés éducatives · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1963
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 2015
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Edegem · since 2023
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2011
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ABLS · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Mons · since 1989
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Lede · since 2022
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Other financial services · Antwerpen · since 2023