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.
“BESCHUT”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of Psychiatrisch Centrum Gent-Sleidinge · Activiteiten van psychiatrische ziekenhuizen · Gent · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Emmaüs · Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Mechelen · since 1971
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Jette · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Groep Philippus Neri Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg · Activiteiten van psychiatrische ziekenhuizen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Maasmechelen · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Beschut Wonen Brugge-Oostende-Westkust · Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Brugge · since 1991
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Geel · since 1992
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Heusden-Zolder · since 1993
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1993
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Geraardsbergen · since 1992
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Luxembourg 1150 · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ENGLISH SPRINGER CLUB · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDES SERGE CORNET · Market research and public opinion polling · Liège · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Belgian Streamers Community · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2014
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Aalst · since 2021
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2026
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Oostende · since 1968
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Edegem · since 1972
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Vorst · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Braine-le-Comte · since 2016
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1990