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.
“Arkose”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Torhout · since 1992
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Retail sale of games and toys · Hasselt · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of J.P. De Jaegere Architectenbureau · Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 1992
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Fitness centres · Brussel · since 2018
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lede · since 1991
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Sint-Laureins · since 1999
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Veurne · since 2013
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Computer programming · Maasmechelen · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Essen · since 2024
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
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Activities of bailiffs · Gent · since 2016
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Aalst · since 2021
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Kraainem · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Bièvre · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ciney · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2021
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Pig breeding farms · Ardooie · since 1988
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Genk · since 2022