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.
“Akaru”
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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Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2025
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2021
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Production of cinema films · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2009
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Etterbeek · since 2011
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Gent · since 1990
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other postal and courier activities · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019
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Diest · since 1987
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Psychology services · Olne · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION KOEKELBERGEOISE ARTISTIQUE · Koekelberg · since 1999
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Kortrijk · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Arnaut Kint Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2019
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Abbreviation of AK-Akademy · Sambreville · since 2024
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Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Arnis Koredas Academy · Sambreville · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Africa Rise Up · Brussel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2026
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Plumbing work · since 2022
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since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Deja Vu · Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rotselaar · since 2026