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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of READY & GO · Other non-specialised retail sale · Genappe · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Bornem · since 1974
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Registrar Association · Gent · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2014
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Nieuwpoort · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Chaudfontaine · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Kampenhout · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of IMMO BERDY · Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · Menen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'étude, de recherche et de documentation sur l'historiographie de la seconde guerre mondiale · Ukkel · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2020