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.
“Atout Acte”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of bailiffs · Profondeville · since 2008
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Ukkel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Associated Administration Consultants · Other business support services · Elsene · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Athletic Club Thuin Erquelinnes · Thuin · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of VOBIMO · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Association Civic Tech Europe · Vorst · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Riemst · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES COMMERCANTS DE THEUX ET ENVIRONS · Theux · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ATOUTAGE Réseau interassociatif Generations Solidaires · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2001
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Orp-Jauche · since 2002
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Translation services · since 1984
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Vocational training · Liège · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hensies · since 2012
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Verviers · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Activit-E · Operation of sports facilities · Andenne · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2020