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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2010
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Zaventem · since 1984
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Development of residential building projects · Waasmunster · since 2001
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Menen · since 2013
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Other technical testing and analysis · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2017
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Equestrian clubs · Hoeilaart · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Edegem · since 1977
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BEVERSE INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 1994
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Drogenbos · since 2022
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Support activities for animal production · Diksmuide · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Lasne · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · Saint-Hubert · since 2020
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Sint-Truiden · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1987
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Laakdal · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Schilde · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Vrij Instituut voor Secundair Onderwijs Gent · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon technisch en beroepssecundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1984
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Waterloo · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 2018