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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Boechout · since 2020
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Pelt · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1993
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Maarkedal · since 2015
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Izegem · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Lorenzo Management · Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2008
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lille · since 1992
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Houthulst · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Vosselaar · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Maaseik · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Mol · since 2011
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Mechelen · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Lommel · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2011
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Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen · Stekene · since 2025
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Abbreviation of vzw Katholiek Onderwijs in het Bisdom Antwerpen · Malle · since 1979
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Sint-Truiden · since 1985
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK ONDERWIJS BISDOM ANTWERPEN · Other business support services · Malle · since 2000
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Deinze · since 2012