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.
“ARTMADIS”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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WASQUEHAL · since 2014
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Jette · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2019
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2017
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · since 2003
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Elsene · since 1979
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Other information technology and computer services · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2015
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lanaken · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Edegem · since 2022
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Other construction installation · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2012
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Vormen en bewerken van vlakglas · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2026
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Event catering · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1968
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Engis · since 1998
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Nivelles · since 2021
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2004
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Other business support services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2005
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Westerlo · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1986
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Malle · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Association de didacticiens en Sciences · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Colfontaine · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of MADI'S SSSPJ · Full-service restaurants · Malmedy · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 1979
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Other retail sale of new goods · Oudenaarde · since 1999
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Other specialised construction activities · Vorst · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 1995
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Book publishing · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Agence pour les REseaux transmEditerranEens · Elsene · since 1992