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.
“Artype”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 2014
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 1987
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Drukken van dagbladen · De Panne · since 1996
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Westerlo · since 2013
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of advert'HYPE · Advertising agencies · Boortmeerbeek · since 1987
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Employment placement agencies · Elsene · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Other business support services · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2006
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2012