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.
“ARTRUB”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Wuustwezel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2014
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Art et Culture à l'Athénée Royal de Beaumont · Beaumont · since 2011
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Advertising agencies · since 1991
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other sports activities · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ARTRA cie asbl · Liège · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Puurbysarah · Hairdressing and barber services · Wommelgem · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 1989
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KOERICH · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Asse · since 1996
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Computer programming · Oudenaarde · since 1998
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Lier · since 2016
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Literary creation · Geraardsbergen · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Hoogstraten · since 2026
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Charleroi · since 1959