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.
“BALLYM”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2000
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ravels · since 1998
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2023
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · since 1968
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2022
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since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 1998
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Balluff GmbH · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · neuhausen auf den fildern · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Balen · since 2025