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.
“BIBA”
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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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Liège · since 1989
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since 1962
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GELEEN · since 2015
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2017
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Zwevegem · since 1981
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vocational training · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association belge du Bâtiment industrialisé-Belgische Vereniging voor Geindustrialiseerde Bouw · Anderlecht · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Brabants Isolatie Bedrijf · Berghem · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of BELGISCHE INVESTERINGS- EN BELEGGINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beernem · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Walcourt · since 2002
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Abbreviation of BUREAU IMMOBILIER BELGE · Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 2015
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Other business support services · Grimbergen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Zottegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Back in Business · Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2009
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Deerlijk · since 2006
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Schilde · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of LOE · Retail sale of games and toys · Hasselt · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Instituut voor Bestuurswetenschappen · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Bureau International du Béton Manufacturé · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1981
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL BANKING CLUB · Ukkel · since 1997
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zoersel · since 2000
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Luxembourg · since 2010
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Other education · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2006
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Activities of interior architects · Maldegem · since 2023
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Lanaken · since 2010
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Demolition · Maldegem · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Wervik · since 2002
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2020
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Welkenraedt · since 2017
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Bureau liégeois d'Assurances · since 1985
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Abbreviation of The Business Information Bank · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1993
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Abbreviation of EUREGIO BUSINESS CORPORATION · Lanaken · since 1996