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.
“BARBARESCO”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2011
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BARBAR CLOTHING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lommel · since 2025
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Machelen (Brab.) · since 1973
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Nursing and midwifery · Aarschot · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Manhay · since 1984
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Gistel · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waterloo · since 1990
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Zwevegem · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Harelbeke · since 1997
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Verwerking en conservering van groenten, exclusief productie van diepgevroren groenten · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 2014
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2002
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Genk · since 2016
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
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Production of cinema films · Rixensart · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostende · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2023
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Literary creation · since 2014
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Roofing work · Herstal · since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Event catering · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Hove · since 1988
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Cafés and bars · Berlare · since 2012