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.
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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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waregem · since 2016
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Deinze · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS DE BOENDE · Ukkel · since 2005
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mortsel · since 1991
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Activities of interior architects · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Trooz · since 2017
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lichtervelde · since 2020
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Gent · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 2012
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Herentals · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2011
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Retail Real Estate Association VZW · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Kasterlee · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nijlen · since 1989
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Bierbeek · since 1990
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Merksplas · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Leopoldsburg · since 2018
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Rollingen · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hove · since 2022