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.
“ARTSONS”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Niel · since 2007
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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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2022
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Other specialised construction activities · Elsene · since 2017
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Rochefort · since 2017
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2023
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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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Painting of buildings · since 2013
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Ukkel · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 1995
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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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Abbreviation of Aesthetic Reconstructive Team Services · Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Nursing and midwifery · Florennes · since 2024
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Mougins · since 2017
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1992
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Performing arts by independent artists · Mol · since 2010
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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