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.
“BENTHAM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Oud-Turnhout · since 2000
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1993
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Physiotherapy · Oostende · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Incourt · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 2025
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Abbreviation of B & T TEXTILIA · Weven van textiel · Lievegem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Bio Engineering and Nuclear Technology · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schilde · since 2016
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Eeklo · since 2009
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Lokeren · since 1983
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2019
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Other business support services · Kontich · since 2022
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Event catering · Jette · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2004
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bento GLC · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2025