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-COOK”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Hasselt · since 2013
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Event catering · Beersel · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of COUP D'BARRE · Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · Brussel · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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News agency activities · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of UCOOK · Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · Oostkamp · since 2009
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BASKET CLUB OOSTENDE · Operation of sports facilities · Oostende · since 1970
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Other tax advisory services · Visé · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BRAECKMAN CHRISTINE OPHTALMOLOGIE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Belgium Cup Organisation · Gembloux · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BILLENCO · Real estate agency activities · Wavre · since 2017
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Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · Beerse · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Oud-Heverlee · since 2019
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA · Brussel · since 2004