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.
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An active company already has this name
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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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other retail sale of food · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of VANHORI · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Maldegem · since 1997
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Willebroek · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Other building finishing work · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2014
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Nivelles · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2013
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Geraardsbergen · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Holsbeek · since 1999
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Destelbergen · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Haacht · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Aide et d'Information pour Etrangers · Elsene · since 1982
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Abbreviation of BOGAERTS ARCHITECTUUR EN INTERIEUR · Activities of building architects · Mechelen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Bruxelles Avenir Immobilier · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Belgische Arbitrage Instelling · Other legal services · Brugge · since 1999
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Other retail sale of new goods · Kontich · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Belgian Art Institute · Verviers · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BAI Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Brussels.AI · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Before After Immo · Development of residential building projects · Rixensart · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Jalhay · since 2018
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Abbreviation of THE BRUSSELS ART_INSTITUTE · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2015