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.
“BALLAER”
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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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 1988
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Specialist medical practice · Meerhout · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Ballast ateliers créatifs · Other amusement and recreation activities · Liège · since 1992
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Pelt · since 2014
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2023
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since 1976
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Awans · since 1985
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2022
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Raising of other animals · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ravels · since 1998
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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since 1991
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since 1992
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2018