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.
“All Matters”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Visual arts creation · Koekelberg · since 2022
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2011
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Abbreviation of MATTERS COLLECTIVE · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herselt · since 2026
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Trade name of SOGEMAT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1923
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Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1999
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Pajottegem · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · Brugge · since 2001
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Other legal services · Brussel · since 2023
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2011
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Zulte · since 2004
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Activities of interior architects · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2008
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Ciney · since 1985