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.
“Anim'AL”
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
34 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Veterinary services · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Retail sale of games and toys · Etterbeek · since 2001
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Literary creation · Wavre · since 2015
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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Veterinary services · Halle · since 2007
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Other education · since 2022
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Kraainem · since 1985
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Turnhout · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ANIMA PLUS · Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Anima Research · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Alken · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2000
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Photography, excluding press photography · Herentals · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of JK Training & Consulting · Psychology services · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Other financial services · Retie · since 2025
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Linter · since 1985
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Veterinary services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2013
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Herselt · since 2014
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of OPCO Vlaanderen · Veterinary services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Bertem · since 2019
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2002
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Veterinary services · Lanaken · since 2023
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Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Schaarbeek · since 1978
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Activities of lawyers · Wemmel · since 2003
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Gent · since 2020
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since 1986
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2010
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Other cleaning activities · Londerzeel · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Veterinary services · Aalter · since 2014
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Awans · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of STAR A PATTES · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Oudergem · since 2007
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Veterinary services · Brecht · since 2024
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Gouvy · since 1986
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Visual arts creation · Waterloo · since 1989
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Ittre · since 1993
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Overijse · since 1994
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Maldegem · since 1996
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Tourist information services · Bastogne · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of PASSAGE A L'ACTE · Advertising agencies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1999
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Sint-Niklaas · since 1999
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2013
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Productie van televisiefilms · Gent · since 2014
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Photography, excluding press photography · Lede · since 2018
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Veurne · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Kruisem · since 2021
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Pet training · Ciney · since 2021
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Bredene · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ANIMAL- VETE · Veterinary services · Rixensart · since 2011
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1985
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Beauraing · since 2006
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Huy · since 2006
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Gent · since 2006
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Waregem · since 2024