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.
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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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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Knokke-Heist · since 2002
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1998
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · since 2021
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2020
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2017
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Heerhugowaard · since 2016
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Support activities for crop production · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Manufacture of beer · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Zemst · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Attractions et Tourisme - Toeristische Attracties · Brussel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Attahorning · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Mouscron · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van beton, cement en gips · Londerzeel · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Zele · since 2015
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since 1986
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Abbreviation of Association pour le transfert de Technologies appropriées de Communication · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Other building finishing work · Faimes · since 1990