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.
“Atropos”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Aarschot · since 2022
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Gent · since 2009
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Literary creation · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 2022
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Brussel · since 1987
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Retail sale of household furniture · Lochristi · since 1998
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Maldegem · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of A - PROPOS OOSTENDE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oudenburg · since 2003
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Translation services · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2000
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of MO.T.T. · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ardooie · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of JUGU · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Geel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1994
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2018
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Media representation · Oudergem · since 1989
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Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 2003
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Joinery installation · Maasmechelen · since 2020