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.
“ATTIVA”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2009
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Painting of buildings · Lier · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Roeselare · since 2026
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Leuven · since 1989
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Employment placement agencies · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudenaarde · since 1996
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General cleaning of buildings · Evere · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Groothandel in machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Duffel · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Tournai · since 2016
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Ardooie · since 1998
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1998
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Paris · since 2016
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Neufchâteau · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Hemingway · Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 2008
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Tattoo and piercing services · Aubel · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Hasselt · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Ravels · since 1991
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Lokeren · since 2023