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.
“BABEL”
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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Baby Belgium · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of L'EQUIPE · Activiteiten van psychiatrische ziekenhuizen · Anderlecht · since 1963
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Full-service restaurants · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1998
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Kortemark · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of BAUWENS & BENOIT INTERIOR ARCHITECTS · Activities of interior architects · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Mechelen · since 2026
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Liège · since 1992
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Day nurseries and crèches · Zaventem · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1986
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Abbreviation of BABEL THEATRE-ACTION-EDITION · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2000
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mechelen · since 2013
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Other education · Modave · since 2013
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Koekelberg · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Genk · since 2007
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Babel Project management & Information system · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Namur · since 2012
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Other business support services · Ittre · since 2023
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2024
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 1997
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2005
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment)
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Name of an establishment of MIRAKEL · Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Gent · since 2016
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Translation services · since 2019
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2020
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2026
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1965
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Name of an establishment of RONALD ROELS · Joinery installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 1974
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Gouvy · since 1996
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of KMBA · Full-service restaurants · Braine-le-Château · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Translation services · Lincent · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Tradeshift Belgium · Computer programming · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Namur · since 2024
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Plumbing work · Gembloux · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of FILIP DECONINCK · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gavere · since 1991
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Other education · Andenne · since 2014
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Vorst · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Oudsbergen · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023