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.
“AREN”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of AREN Artists and engineers · General construction of residential buildings · Vielsalm · since 2010
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Other building finishing work · since 2024
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Bassenge · since 2023
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Westerlo · since 1992
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Grimbergen · since 1993
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Anderlecht · since 1998
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Elsene · since 1999
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ARENA Event · Other amusement and recreation activities · Bassenge · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of AG FRY · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Niel · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Mortsel · since 2017
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1987
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Aalst · since 2012
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Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Association Régionale de l'E-sport à Namur · Other sports activities · Namur · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ARENA PERSONAL TRAINING & COACHING · Sports and recreation education · Herent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Foodtime · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Selona · Cafés and bars · Kampenhout · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Action et Recherche en Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Gent · since 1980
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1982
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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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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Herentals · since 1994
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Performing arts by independent artists · Vorst · since 1998
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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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General construction of residential buildings · Destelbergen · 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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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Hoogstraten · since 2021
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Roofing work · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ARENOV8 · Other building finishing work · Jette · since 2009
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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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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Olen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ARIANE REAL ESTATE · Liège · since 2008
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Trade name of AZZUYI Auto · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2024
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Computer programming · Oostende · since 2024
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Kortrijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Andries Racing Events · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Plastering work · La Louvière · 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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 1983
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General electrical installation work · since 2020