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.
“Altinform”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1973
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2022
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Vocational training · Liège · since 1988
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Other technical testing and analysis · Gent · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Edegem · since 1997
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Physiotherapy · Avelgem · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zele · since 2023
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE MIDDLE EAST · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1994
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Ranst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of 4 PILLARS · Fitness centres · Oostkamp · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 1988
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Brugge · since 1968