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.
“Academia”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · MILANO · since 2012
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Real estate agency activities · since 1991
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Izegem · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Schaarbeek · since 1967
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Other education · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BUCCAGROUP · Other sports activities · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of UITGEVERIJ LANNOO · Book publishing · Tielt · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 1955
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Football clubs · Liège · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Academia-Belgica Centre pour l'Histoire, les Arts et les Scieces à Rome. Academia Belgica-Centrum voor Geschiedenis, Kunsten en Wetenschappen in Rome · Brussel · since 1939
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Kampenhout · since 1999
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Elsene · since 2000
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Other education · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · since 2023
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Brussel · since 1994
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Manufacture of other wood products · Wavre · since 2011
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Brugge · since 1995
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ranst · since 2014
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Ukkel · since 2017
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2022
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Perwez · since 2026
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Other business support services · Bree · since 2017
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Sports and recreation education · Hannut · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Association culturelle d'Activités Dansantes et sportives · Tournai · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2017
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Computer programming · Wissen · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1947
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Zemst · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Zemst · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2018
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Other membership organisations · Genappe · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2022
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Support activities for animal production · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Coopération et l'Auto-Développement · Ciney · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ACAD MANUTENTION LEVAGE · Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Flémalle · since 2005
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Other education · Gent · since 2024
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Zaventem · since 2000
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2001