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.
“B - NICK”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Koksijde · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Beerse · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of BE NICE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Physiotherapy · Lokeren · since 2024
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Aalst · since 1995
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Sports and recreation education · Geel · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2009
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Schilde · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostkamp · since 1975
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Office administrative and support services · Oudsbergen · since 2000
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Damme · since 2002
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Demolition · Ranst · since 2017
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Other education · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Nijlen · since 2019
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2026
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other postal and courier activities · Hannut · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BURUNDI NEW IMAGE · Etterbeek · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · since 2020