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.
“Arnone, Mathieu”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Seraing · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · Lievegem · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · Beerse · since 1968
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2023
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since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 2002
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Other education · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2025
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since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Tellin · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003