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.
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1984
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Abbreviation of AMALGAMA - Centre d'information européen et Espace multiculturel · Brussel · since 2008
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Boussu · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of HAIRLOCKS · Hairdressing and barber services · Zemst · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of BBLN · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Charleroi · since 2001
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1988
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE · Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2021
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Algoritme Amateurs · Kuurne · since 1991
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Braine-le-Château · since 2008
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Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Integratie en inburgering Gent · Other social work without accommodation · Gent · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Association Mademoiselle Andrée Mathieu · Welkenraedt · since 2016
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Lochristi · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION MISSIONNAIRE AFRICAINE DANS LE MONDE · VILLEJUIF · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Association médicale d'acupuncture moderne · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waremme · since 2023
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Wholesale of other household goods · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Amala Espace Naissance · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2004
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Coating of metals · Ingelmunster · since 2007
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Investigation and private security services · Asse · since 1996
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2021