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.
“BABICHE”
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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Vresse-sur-Semois · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2014
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Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2016
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Abbreviation of La Biche de Saint-Gilles · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Other business support services · Ranst · since 2024
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Schilde · since 2023
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Interior design · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van klokken en horloges · Brugge · since 1992
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of THANT-DEVRIESE · Retail sale of footwear · Tielt · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Day nurseries and crèches · Enghien · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 1995