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.
“BATMAN”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Beersel · since 1998
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Aarschot · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2016
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Mons · since 1990
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Gent · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of SS BANDEN CENTRAL · General construction of residential buildings · Ronse · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Hairdressing and barber services · Bierbeek · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Dendermonde · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2001
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Plumbing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2020
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Other business support services · Zemst · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · Aarschot · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Baelen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HARETNA · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Liège · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · 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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General construction of residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 2004
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL MANAGEMENT ASBL · Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Koekelberg · since 2002
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Turnhout · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Braine-le-Château · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgian Atletico de Madrid Fanclub · Gent · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lanaken · since 2022