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.
“BBOW”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Vorst · since 2014
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgische beroepsvereniging van Oftalmologen · Kortrijk · since 1928
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Abbreviation of Bedrijfssportbond Brussel en Omstreken · Beersel · since 1985
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Abbreviation of BELEGGINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ BRABANT EN OMSTREKEN · Buying and selling of own real estate · Ninove · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of BEACH BUILDING ORGANISATION · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Torhout · since 2013
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Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Wetteren · since 2019
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Abbreviation of BERG-OP WIJGMAAL V.Z.W. · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Leuven · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of B.A.O. Group · General construction of residential buildings · Edegem · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgische beroepsvereniging van Orthopedische Technologieën · Activities of professional membership organisations · Vilvoorde · since 1951
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Bxl Boys on Tour supportersclub RWDM · Merchtem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Bauters Bouw Opvolging Sturing · Machining of metals · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2006
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Mons · since 2024
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Demolition · Geel · since 1991
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Malle · since 2015