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.
“AS PROPOS”
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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Media representation · Oudergem · since 1989
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Brussel · since 1987
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Retail sale of household furniture · Lochristi · since 1998
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Maldegem · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of A - PROPOS OOSTENDE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oudenburg · since 2003
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Translation services · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2000
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of MO.T.T. · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ardooie · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of JUGU · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Geel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Ukkel · since 1994
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1986
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Abbreviation of 't ANTISTRESSPROJECT · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · since 1998
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Hairdressing and barber services · Aarschot · since 2022
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Amicale des Sapeurs-Pompiers de Rochefort · Rochefort · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
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Book publishing · Bastogne · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Aya Sofia production · Tattoo and piercing services · since 2020