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.
“ARBIOS”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Charleroi · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Appareils et Réactifs Biologiques · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Brussel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Byont Arendonk · Mixed farming · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Wholesale of timber · Balen · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bornem · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ardooie · since 1981
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Quaregnon · since 2020
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Other construction installation · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 2005
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Activiteiten op het gebied van osteopathie · Péruwelz · since 2007
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Genappe · since 2007
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lubbeek · since 1987
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Logging · Malmedy · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mons · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1991
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Oostende · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Basic Input Output System · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Tienen · since 2013
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Vakantieparken · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Bovsovers InputOutput Services · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wetteren · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Schelle · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BIOS ATELIER · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Vorst · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1997
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Meise · since 1995