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.
“ANIMPRO”
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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Schilde · since 1991
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Eupen · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Trade name of DNCO Consult · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Schilde · since 2025
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1983
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Verviers · since 2012
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Brussel · since 2011
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Dental practice · Deinze · since 1968
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Zonhoven · since 1986
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Kraainem · since 1985
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Turnhout · since 1985
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Hasselt · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ANIMA PLUS · Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of ARRIBA · Production of cinema films · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of ANIMO BELGIUM · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Brecht · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
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Other specialised construction activities · Destelbergen · since 1992
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Ganshoren · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Anima Research · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Alken · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1994
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Aalst · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2000
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Genk · since 2000
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Photography, excluding press photography · Herentals · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of ENTRÉPICURIENS · Travel agency activities · Neupré · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Animatiefabriek · Duffel · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of JK Training & Consulting · Psychology services · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2021
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Fitness centres · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Tielt · since 2024
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Groothandel in hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Ittre · since 2025
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Activities of other sports clubs · since 2025
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Other financial services · Retie · since 2025
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 1981
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986