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.
“Animotions”
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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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Gent · since 2000
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Vertoning van films · Zottegem · since 1996
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Veterinary services · since 2021
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Veterinary services · since 2011
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2025
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Modave · since 2005
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Sint-Niklaas · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2014
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Ohey · since 2015
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Tremelo · since 2001
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Travel agency activities · Edegem · since 2020
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Other sports activities · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Poperinge · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2025
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Namur · since 2008
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Hasselt · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of ANIMO BELGIUM · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Brecht · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
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Ganshoren · since 1993
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Genk · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of ENTRÉPICURIENS · Travel agency activities · Neupré · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Animatiefabriek · Duffel · since 2017
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2021
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Fitness centres · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Tielt · since 2024
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Activities of other sports clubs · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Denderleeuw · since 2020
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Ternat · since 2010
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Other retail sale of new goods · Diest · since 1979
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Activities of holding companies · Lochristi · since 1992
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · since 2021
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Hasselt · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of ZENOBE HOME ENTERTAINMENT · Raising of sheep and goats · Brugge · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2005
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 1981