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.
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Visé · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Bornem · since 2024
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Literary creation · since 2012
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Cultural education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Projecten Voor Burgers VZW · Other educational support services · Ninove · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Gent · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Gent · since 1989
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Philippeville · since 1987
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of ARTSTUDIO 54 · General construction of residential buildings · Binche · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Waterloo · since 2004
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Other specialised design activities · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1991
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Book publishing · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Charleroi · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · Schoten · since 2020
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Cultural education · Colfontaine · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Visual arts creation · Waterloo · since 2025
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Gent · since 1977
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2016
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2021
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Baelen · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Activities of interior architects · Verviers · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Activities of building architects · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Beersel · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Visual arts creation · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · Elsene · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Eeklo · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Other sports activities · Ingelmunster · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2007