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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BAD BAKERY”

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.

  • BAD BAKERY same name
    Literary creation · Beringen · since 2025
  • Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2025
  • Mobile food service activities · since 2025
  • BAKERY very similar
    Name of an establishment of SAFAK-SAMBOU · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Liège · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BASIC BAKERY similar
    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Brecht · since 2007
  • OD BAKERY similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Merchtem · since 2022
  • Psychology services · since 2018
  • BAKER similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2004
  • Bakery Art similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
  • SFD BAKERY similar
    Vocational training · Vorst · since 2014
  • Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2020
  • CDSD BAKERY similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Ukkel · since 2014
  • B&B Bakery similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2026

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