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.
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Namur · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of THAICO · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of WIKI · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2010
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Elsene · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Elsene · since 2003
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · Brussel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GESTION RH · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2025
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Libramont-Chevigny · since 2014
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Bureau Ardennais d'Immobilier et de Location · Rendeux · since 1985
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since 1990
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since 1998
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2019
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since 2025
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since 1998
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Abbreviation of Brussels Association of Irish Lawyers · Brussel · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026