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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sprimont · since 2015
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Other cleaning activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1987
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Dental practice · Couvin · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association Parents Institut Centre Ardenne Section Fontamentale · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Corporation des Patrons Plombiers-Zingueurs · Charleroi · since 1917
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Abbreviation of Assoc. des Producteurs et Importateurs-Concess. de Prod. Pharm. de l'Union Prof. des Grossistes en Prod. Pharmaceut · Schaarbeek · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Les Amis de la Passerelle, d'Inter-Actions et de la Croisette · Hannut · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Agence locale d'Initiatives sociales · Day nurseries and crèches · Mons · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Association des Professeurs de Pratique professionnelle d'hotellerie de l'i.e.g. - c.e.r.i.a. · Anderlecht · since 1992
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Abbreviation of AIDE LOGISTIQUE AUX INSTITUTIONS SOCIALES · Namur · since 1997
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK LANGENAEKEN - INFORMATION SERVICES · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tervuren · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR L'INTEGRITE DES CAMPAGNES DE BLANDAIN, HERTAIN, LAMAIN ET MARQUAIN · Tournai · since 2001
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Trade name of APICBASE · Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other software publishing · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Mons · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT · Other amusement and recreation activities · Merchtem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of APICULTURE PEDAGOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE ET SERVICES · Landscape service activities · Ath · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Wingene · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015