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.O.C.”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Royal Basket Othée Club · Cafés and bars · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1981
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Abbreviation of BEST ORIENTAL CARPETS · Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OFFICES CENTER · Other business support services · Anderlecht · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFICE COMPANY · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Charleroi · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Brussels Ombudscentrum · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BOC - Belgian Offshore Cluster · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostende · since 2015
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Abbreviation of B.O. COMMUNITY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belgium Offroad Challenge · Oudsbergen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFSHORE CHALLENGE · Brugge · since 2007
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Open Class Association · Mortsel · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Belgische Oude Citroën Club · Malle · since 1983
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Eeklo · since 1984
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Haaltert · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mol · since 1994
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Putte · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OVERLEG- EN COORDINATIECENTRUM VOOR HET OFFICIEL ONDERWIJS · Evere · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Belgian Oldtimer Caravan Club · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ranst · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of WATSUP · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Maldegem · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Herenthout · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ALPHONSE BOCK · Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Gouvy · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BOECHOUTSE ORGANISATIE OLDTIMER CLUB · Boechout · since 2006
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Wervik · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · Herstal · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Beheer en Ondersteuning Chiro Herselt · Herselt · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Lochristi · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of UMA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 1987
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Name of an establishment · Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 1998
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Brugge · since 2000
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Name of an establishment · Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 2001
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 1970
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OBSTACLE COURSE RACING ASSOCIATION · Other sports activities · Berlare · since 2017
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Kruisem · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2019
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Other business support services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Office administrative and support services · Tienen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of POLLY · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Brugge · since 2010
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Event catering · Anhée · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Official Core Testing · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Verviers · since 1965
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of INSOMNIA NIGHTS · Other amusement and recreation activities · Gent · since 2015