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.
“Alcatraz”
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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Contract catering and other food service activities · Aalst · since 2002
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Other sports activities · Middelkerke · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Meise · since 1983
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Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Zonhoven · since 1974
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 1990
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Overijse · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2000
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Zonhoven · since 1983
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Poperinge · since 1985
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · La Louvière · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Retail sale of footwear · Kruisem · since 2017
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Other construction installation · Soignies · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Other business support services · Temse · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1981