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.
“ARDARE”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other retail sale of new goods · Wingene · since 2006
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since 2017
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Other retail sale of food · Turnhout · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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Psychology services · Mechelen · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Balen · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2024
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Action et Recherche en Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RICHARD EMMANUELLE for AFRICA · Namur · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ARIANE REAL ESTATE · Liège · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Andries Racing Events · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AZURE REAL ESTATE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 1985
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schoten · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of A&D Works · Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Removal services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ARDENNES ACCUEIL · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Ferrières · since 2002
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Liège · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Estinnes · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Dendermonde · since 2004
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Translation services · since 2019
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of VDW INVEST MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Bouw van boven- en ondergrondse spoorwegen · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2020
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Other construction installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Gent · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Action pour la Réinsertion et l'Accompagnement des personnes · Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Brussel · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2006