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.
“ARK”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Association Professionnelle de Kinesitherapeutes · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ADVIES RUIMTELIJKE KWALITEIT · Land surveying · Herentals · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Acrogym Regio Kempen · Lille · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2001
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Funeral services · Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Heers · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPSE RAAD VAN KERKEN · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2025
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Bouw van rioleringen · since 2026
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Putte · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of ARK FAMILY · Wholesale of other food products · Quaregnon · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Steenokkerzeel · since 2023
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1972
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Development of residential building projects · Aalter · since 1989
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Lede · since 1991
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Tienen · since 1996
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Sint-Laureins · since 1999
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Veurne · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Schelle · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2019
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Detailhandel in wand- en vloertegels · Beringen · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Brussel · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Denderleeuw · since 2004
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Football clubs · Beringen · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Essen · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 2025
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Namur · since 1988
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Torhout · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of J & S · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Poperinge · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ARKME International Cultural Dissemination & Development · Full-service restaurants · Schilde · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ukkel · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of H&M NB Belgium · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 2017
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Oostende · since 2020
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Aalst · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zemst · since 2023
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Kraainem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ARKHAM ASYLUM · Liège · since 2008
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Activiteiten van beursvennootschappen · Brussel · since 2009
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Trade name · Productie van televisiefilms · Mons · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2006
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Bièvre · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ciney · since 2025
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Aalter · since 1986
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · As · since 2016
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2020
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since 2006