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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Gesves · since 2010
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Groothandel in behang, verf en woningtextiel · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Nivelles · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudergem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of A.A.G. &Co · Combined facilities support activities · Chastre · since 2008
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Belgium Sports Take Off · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1982
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Oud-Turnhout · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2019
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Gent · since 2008
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ukkel · since 2015
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Wetteren · since 2004