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.
“Al-Arab”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Insulation installation · Groot-Ammers · since 2002
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Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Arbeiders Athletiek Bond · Antwerpen · since 1957
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Name of an establishment of ARAB - ANTWERPS RESTAURATIE ATELIER VAN BEELDHOUWWERKEN · Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Brecht · since 1977
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lasne · since 1998
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Literary creation · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Soignies · since 2012
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Abbreviation of A.L. ADVIES- EN BOEKHOUDKANTOOR · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Westerlo · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Alari Technologies · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2021
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Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Geel · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Artisane landbouwbedrijvigheid en architecturale renovatie van Veurne-Ambacht · Hotels and similar accommodation · Diksmuide · since 1985
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Evere · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Wervik · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugelette · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lochristi · since 2019
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Activities of notaries · Tournai · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Harelbeke · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025