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.
“BEDU”
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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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Brussel · since 2014
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Schoten · since 1983
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Other specialised design activities · since 1963
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waregem · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of DIVAN · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Brussels Education & Development · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1995
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Gent · since 1990
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Middelkerke · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Belgische Electronische Darts Federatie · Genk · since 1995
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Walhain · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2014
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Neupré · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2018
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Edegem · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of The Bureau of European Design Associations · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Belgian East Darts league · Activities of other sports clubs · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
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Elsene · since 2023
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Abbreviation of CBLUE EDUCATION · Other education · Namur · since 2020
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Other education · since 2026
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since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2002
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2006