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.
“ARICOT”
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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Freight transport by road · Namur · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Other legal services · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Niklaas · since 1981
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Overige hospitalisatiediensten · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1998
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Abbreviation of AREOPA RESEARCH & INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL CENTER · Other business support services · Ferrières · since 2017
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2024
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Floor and wall tiling · Deinze · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2015
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Other membership organisations · Arlon · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Tielt · since 2008
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Tielt · since 1970
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · since 1993