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.
“BAR MADAM”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2023
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Brussel · since 1980
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Brussel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of BELTA · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Brussel · since 1982
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Liège · since 1984
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News agency activities · Genappe · since 2013
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2017
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · since 1985
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Dendermonde · since 2008
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Specialist medical practice · Affligem · since 2024
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Mouscron · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Barmania · Cafés and bars · Ronse · since 2026
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waregem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Van Cauter · Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Putte · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Herve · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2021
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Computer programming · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of SANDESHOVED · Hotels and similar accommodation · Nieuwpoort · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brugge · since 2025