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.
“APPLIC-ON”
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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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Alken · since 2008
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Other information technology and computer services · Kontich · since 2018
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2008
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1992
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Dover · since 1976
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Herve · since 1995
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Market research and public opinion polling · Genappe · since 1983
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Abbreviation of APPLIA - Home Appliance Europe · Other business support services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997
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Computer programming · Oostende · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostende · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2025
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2026
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Loison-sous-Lens · since 1978
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Amsterdam · since 1981
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2007
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Computer programming · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Kuurne · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association des Pharmaciens de la Province de Liège · Other tax advisory services · Liège · since 1901
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2013
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2022
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brasschaat · since 2009