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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van suiker · Beernem · since 1990
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Jette · since 1998
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waasmunster · since 1996
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 1988
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Oudergem · since 1989
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1997
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Marche-en-Famenne · since 2018
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Perwez · since 1965
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Anderlecht · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of HOUTBOUW KEMPEN · General construction of residential buildings · Mol · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of BELGUNLTD · Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · Kontich · since 1986
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Charleroi · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of BELVI · Full-service restaurants · Affligem · since 1995
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Name of LUCA & BES · Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Blikinvest · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Belgische Interprofessionele Vereniging voor Ruimtevaartaangelegenheden · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1962
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Groothandel in granen en zaden · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Wavre · since 2006
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Brussel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of FD-Network · Bewerken van edelstenen (muv diamant) en van halfedelstenen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2013
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Plastering work · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2011
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Ukkel · since 1967