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.
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1991
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Literary creation · since 2025
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General medical practice · Namur · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Fleurus · since 2024
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CAPELLEN · since 2001
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General medical practice · Zottegem · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association Solidaire des Elèves D’Irchonwelz · Ath · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Asse · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Jabbeke · since 2004
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1965
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · Walcourt · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Association Solidarité pour la femme et pour les enfants en situation difficile · Liège · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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Plumbing work · Halen · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Computer programming · Waregem · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2021