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.
“BIEFS”
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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Other information technology and computer services · Zoersel · since 2023
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General medical practice · Bonheiden · since 2003
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2024
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Event catering · Brugge · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Enghien · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Pepingen · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Haacht · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Wevelgem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2016
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Abbreviation of PNEUS SERVICES - BIE · Tyre services · Tenneville · since 1976
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Boom · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Belgium Icehockey Events · Activities of other sports clubs · Bekkevoort · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Schoten · since 1984
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023