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.
“Arus”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2004
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1998
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Africa Rise Up · Brussel · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorst · since 2001
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Nijlen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ARCTURUS GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2000
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Wavre · since 2025
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Kampenhout · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lille · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2009
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Willebroek · since 2011
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Activiteiten van psychiatrische ziekenhuizen · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Alveringem · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Gent · since 2024