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.
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 1977
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Audeo Legal · Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2021
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2011
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Bouw van rioleringen · Lochristi · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Assesse · since 2018
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Plumbing work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Other specialised design activities · Lessines · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2010
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General medical practice · Waterloo · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association pour le Développement du Modélisme · Liège · since 1982
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Gent · since 1988
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Rixensart · since 2016
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Andenne · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of AUDEAMUS · Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2013
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Wavre · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR L'USAGE ET LA DEFENSE DU SAUCISSON D'ARDENNE · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2004
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Zottegem · since 1986
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Joinery installation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1987
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Activities of lawyers · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2004
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Charleroi · since 1982