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.
“AOUAD”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Verviers · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Other education · since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2013
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mechelen · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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since 2018
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since 2020
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General medical practice · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ONCE UPON A DANCE · Flémalle · since 2024
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Abbreviation of European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2018
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2022
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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since 2011
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2018
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · Vilvoorde · since 2021