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.
“BDESCO”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Wijnegem · since 1947
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Oostende · since 1968
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Vorst · since 1974
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2002
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Other personal services · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schilde · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Menen · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Manhay · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of ADESKO · Joinery installation · Dessel · since 1991
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Genk · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Associationpour le Développement Economique et Social de la République Démocratique du Congo · Andenne · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Assenede · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE DES DEMOCRATES SOCIALISTE CONGOLAIS · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2026
Names that resemble it 1 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Verviers · since 2002