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.
“ARTAX”
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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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lievegem · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Deinze · since 1992
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Diest · since 1999
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Painting of buildings · Brugge · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Aalter · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Aalter · since 2018
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Teelt van tabak · Bouillon · since 2006
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Landscape service activities · since 2006
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Visual arts creation · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Dendermonde · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1998
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 2011
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Other construction installation · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2012
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Retail sale of antiques · Schilde · since 1993
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Edegem · since 1995
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Dilbeek · since 2017
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Association des Ressortissants de Tougue et amis · Brussel · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Oud-Heverlee · since 1994
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Trade name of MTBC · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Eghezée · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Liège · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2021
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Faimes · since 2022
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Lebbeke · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2011
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Jette · since 2005
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of VALENS · General construction of residential buildings · Oudergem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of ARTICON RESTAURATIE TECHNIEKEN · Visual arts creation · Vorselaar · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of SOETEWEY, Architecture, Rénovation, Décoration, Gestion · Combined facilities support activities · since 1988
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Brugge · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Arendonks Revenche Team · Arendonk · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE RENOVATIETECHNIEKEN · Painting of buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Amber Reünie Team · Aalst · since 2013
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Aerts Ronald Technics · General electrical installation work · Merksplas · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2020
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Activities of other sports clubs · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Bouw van rioleringen · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Evergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Art Road Team · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2012
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Media representation · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ALPHA RACING TEAM · Liège · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP REHAB & TRAINING · Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Atlas Race Team · Other sports activities · Oostende · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AROMATARIO · Charleroi · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL RESEARCH TOMORROW SOCIETY · Brussel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Etudes Architecturales et de Techniques Appliquées · Vorst · since 1966
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021