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.
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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Hotels and similar accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2007
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Ukkel · since 2006
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Philippeville · since 1990
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Elsene · since 2002
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Beloeil · since 1990
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Hasselt · since 2005
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1993
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Day nurseries and crèches · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Koekelberg · since 1985
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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Wholesale of other food products · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1962
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Vertoning van films · Lier · since 1968
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Gent · since 1968
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1972
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Brasschaat · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of Gruuthof · Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Jabbeke · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Belgium Industrial Contractors · Ukkel · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1991
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Aalst · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Detailhandel in wand- en vloertegels · Zaventem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of GULDENBERG INVESTERINGS - EN PARTICIPATIEMAATSCHAPPIJ · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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since 1968
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Abbreviation of Société belge immobilière · Brussel · since 1963