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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Oudenaarde · since 1981
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of VDS CONCEPTS · Machining of metals · Izegem · since 1987
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since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ALBATROS PRIVATE OFFICE · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Alysee Projectontwikkeling · Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 2010
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION PSYCHANALYTIQUE OMEGA · Elsene · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tervuren · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Kampenhout · since 1992
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Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Wholesale of live animals · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Athletic Physiotherapist Orelie Croughs · Binche · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of MAASEIK BSS · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Maaseik · since 2009
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kortenberg · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ALL PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SERVICES · General electrical installation work · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2008
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Other specialised construction activities · Ukkel · since 2026
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Temse · since 2026
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Kluisbergen · since 2007
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Lanaken · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Artistic Pictures Organisation · Brussel · since 1952
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Abbreviation of Algemeen Passagekantoor Overzee Agence de Passages Outremer · Antwerpen · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of SERLAU · Full-service restaurants · Esneux · since 1995
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Abbreviation of AUTOBEDRIJF PAUL OVERBEEK · Essen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Association des Pouvoirs organisateurs et coordonnateurs des institutions patronnées par la Fondation J. Nile · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Hannut · since 2019