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.
“Artefactory”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lennik · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1975
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · since 1986
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Mettet · since 1980
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Nevade, Las Vegas · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of HELIOS · Design and construction of stages and sets · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · since 2001
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Advertising agencies · since 2002
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Retail sale of antiques · Aartselaar · since 2020
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of EFFIXIS Belgium · Computer programming · Oudergem · since 2022
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Paris · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2007
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Brussel · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2019
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Computer programming · Tervuren · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Châtelet · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Rixensart · since 2024
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2017
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Ans · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Arte-Fac, Association culturelle de l'Université catholique de Louvain sur le Site de Bruxelles · Other membership organisations · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1992
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of 4D CONSULTANCY · Nutrition and dietetics services · Kasterlee · since 1987
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Advertising agencies · Soignies · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Haacht · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Begijnendijk · since 2021
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Bredene · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Ronse · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of RITVIV · Cafés and bars · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2019
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leopoldsburg · since 1987
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Wetteren · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · De Panne · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of FREELAB · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Advertising agencies · Riemst · since 2014
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Floreffe · since 2015
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Employment placement agencies · Waterloo · since 2017
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Computer programming · Bernissart · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Rixensart · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Always In Motion · Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of DEGRALLOO · Full-service restaurants · Koekelare · since 2007
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · La Hulpe · since 2025
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Tattoo and piercing services · Boom · since 2014
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2009