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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bierbeek · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of Hombrez · Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2019
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Hannut · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of BRIGITTE · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Coco · Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of MISS MOJO · Full-service restaurants · Schilde · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Other personal services · Beerse · since 2024
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since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herstal · since 2012
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Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of LESVIV · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019