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.
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Opwijk · since 2009
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Landscape service activities · Zoersel · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Herstal · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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New Castle County 19810 · since 1998
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Bochum · since 1971
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 1996
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since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Amicale des Retraités de Air Liquide Liège · Esneux · since 2006
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Employment placement agencies · since 2024