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.
“ARTSON”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Haacht · since 1988
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Joinery installation · Zedelgem · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Niel · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BLACKSMITH FILMWORKS · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Jodoigne · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of ARTISANS & + · Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Trade name of ASSOCIATION DE FAIT HOGAN & HARTSON · WASHINGTON DC 20004 1109 · since 1991
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Abbreviation of vzw Arson · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Glaszetten · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2023
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Other education · since 2023
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Computer programming · Oudenaarde · since 1998
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Lokeren · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Denderleeuw · since 2025
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Computer programming · Aalter · since 2021
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Rochefort · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 1995
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2002
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Retail sale of antiques · Zwalm · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Art's Music · Tournai · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2010
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Painting of buildings · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Aesthetic Reconstructive Team Services · Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2024
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Raising of horses and other equines · Gembloux · since 2014
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Mougins · since 2017
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1992
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Officieel hoger onderwijs · Mons · since 1932
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Event catering · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1994
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Interior design · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2006
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2009
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Elsene · since 1982
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Dinant · since 1984
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Apeldoorn · since 1995
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Apeldoorn · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Ichtegem · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Other printing · since 1994
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Development of non-residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2022
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987