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.
“ARS NOVA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1987
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Cultural education · Waremme · since 2020
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Computer programming · Herselt · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Diest · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Dilbeek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brussel · since 1994
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2015
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Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Landscape service activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2005
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Other construction installation · Aalst · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Computer programming · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of VDS CONCEPTS · Machining of metals · Izegem · since 1987
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Abbreviation of A-nova architectes · Activities of building architects · Fauvillers · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Dental practice · Meerhout · since 2025