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 PLAY”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Ukkel · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2018
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Temse · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Lochristi · since 2026
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Trade name of Play Media · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Oudergem · since 2002
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Brussel · since 2004
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2014
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Other construction installation · Wemmel · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · Brussel · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BIBLIOTHEQUE PATRICE LUMUMBA · Brussel · since 2021
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Plastering work · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BANDEN PNEUS LOUIES · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1991