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.
“AdLife”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sports and recreation education · Leuven · since 2021
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Zaventem · since 2007
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Lasne · since 2016
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Fitness centres · Hasselt · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Nijlen · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · since 2022
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Dental practice · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2007
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Book publishing · since 2024
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General medical practice · Perwez · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ieper · since 2019
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ukkel · since 1995
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Jette · since 2016
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Site preparation · Ingelmunster · since 2016
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Rixensart · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2012
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024