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.
“Ardus”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other photographic activities · Mechelen · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Hove · since 2012
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Blankenberge · since 2005
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Land surveying · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2019
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortemark · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Tournai · since 2006
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Sint-Truiden · since 1977
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Activities of head offices · Arendonk · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Brugge · since 2001
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Brugge · since 1968
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Support activities for crop production · Theux · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of MAGUY · Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Geel · since 1975
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Geel · since 1990
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE ROOFING DAKWERKEN · Roofing work · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Tienen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Ambassadeurs du Royaume de Dieu · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Forging of metal · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Roller Derby · Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Atelier Rebuild · Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Logging · Gembloux · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2012
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of KONINKLIJK ONDERSTEUNINGSCENTRUM TER ENGELEN TEVONA · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Genk · since 1961