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.
“Atento”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Gent · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Yvoir · since 1998
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2019
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2020
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Psychology services · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Textill · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Waregem · since 2005
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Other business support services · Genk · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · Braine-le-Château · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ukkel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ARNAUTS TRADING & EVENT · Freight transport by road · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schelle · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Bredene · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · La Hulpe · since 1950
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Antwerpen · since 1989
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Other information service activities · Leuven · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Edegem · since 2003