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.
“BIART”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1991
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Specialist medical practice · since 1980
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since 1980
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Cultural education · Middelkerke · since 1978
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Mixed farming · Gembloux · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Zedelgem · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BIZA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Leuven · since 2010
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of MULTICOMM ANTWERP · Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 1994
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of machine tools · Overijse · since 1948
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Aartselaar · since 1992
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Abbreviation of THE BRUNEI INVESTMENT AGENCY · Darussalam · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BUREAU IMMOBILIER ARDENNAIS · Real estate agency activities · Manhay · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BORN IN AFRICA · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ASBL BELGO-IVOIRIENNE AKWABA · Verviers · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BIA MANAGEMENT · Real estate agency activities · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BeNeLux Indonesia Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of LivingLabs · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Deinze · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Roeselare · since 2017
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Sprimont · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Nassogne · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Asse · since 2023
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Literary creation · Braives · since 2009
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Tourist information services · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgium Investment Association · Torhout · since 1973
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Schaarbeek · since 1989