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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dentergem · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2024
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Gent · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Kasteelhoeve Gasterbos · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diepenbeek · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Polish Company · Antwerpen · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Postzegelclub · Antwerpen · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Aartselaar Petanque Club · Cafés and bars · Aartselaar · since 1979
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Abbreviation of ALLIANTIE VOOR POLITIEHONDEN CERTIFICATEN · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Patrimonium Centrale · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Asia - Pacific Promotion Club · Brussel · since 1988
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Proefboren en boren · Wommelgem · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ANIMALS PEST CONTROL · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1992
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Abbreviation of AFRIQUE PRISE DE CONSCIENCE · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Applied Psychology Centre · Brussel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of L'AFRICAINE DE PRESSE ET DE COMMUNICATION · Brussel · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Port of Antwerp-Bruges International · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of AGRO PLAN CONSULTING · Other technical testing and analysis · Huldenberg · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP POLO CLUB 2000 · Turnhout · since 2003
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Abbreviation of GEO-PAYSAGE · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Grez-Doiceau · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Au pat'Course · Operation of sports facilities · Clavier · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1990
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Other business support services · Zele · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Arson Prevention Club · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2009
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Abbreviation of AREAPROG CONSULTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Association des professionnels du chiffre · Chaudfontaine · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP PADELCLUB · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Plastering work · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Ville de La Louvière · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · La Louvière · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Autoglass Parts Center · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LE CULTE ORTHODOXE ROUMAIN SAINTS PIERRE ET PAUL · Ukkel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Association Professionnelle des Importateurs Exportateurs Negociants Courtiers et Distributeurs de Sucre de Belgique · Antwerpen · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Aero-Para-Club der Kempen · Contract catering and other food service activities · Malle · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Association Presse, Culture, Loisirs · Elsene · since 1978
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES PROFESSIONNELS DE LA COMPTABILITE DU HAINAUT · Public relations and communication consultancy · Tournai · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Academie ter Bevordering van Cultuur en Wetenschappen · Massagno-Lugano · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA PROMOTION DE LA CULTURE AFRICAINE · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ATELIER DE PRODUCTION CONGO-LIEGE · Seraing · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Aanvullend Paritair Comité voor de bedienden · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Activités pour chiens épanouis · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Eghezée · since 2017
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Abbreviation of L'ASSOCIATION DES PARENTS DE CLAIR-VIVRE · Evere · since 2018
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES PARENTS DU COLLEGE DE BRUXELLES · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Authentique Pâté croûte belge · Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Ittre · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DE PARENTS DES ECOLES CATTEAU-AURORE · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of AMICALE DU PERSONNEL COMMUNAL DE NIVELLES · Nivelles · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Promotion de la Culture Brassicole · Tintigny · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Berlaar · since 2025
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Dental practice · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Association des parents de la Cordée · Vorst · since 2017
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Computer programming · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1983
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Activities of head offices · Kampenhout · since 2014
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Abbreviation of DOCTEUR ALAN PERDREAU, CHIRURGIEN ORTHOPEDISTE · Somme-Leuze · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · Verviers · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Gent · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Properties and Constructions · Brussel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Association des Producteurs de Céréales · Gembloux · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Association des Psychothérapeutesde Couple d'Orietation psychanalytique · Brussel · since 1997
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Hasselt · since 2009
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Freight transport by road · since 2021