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.
“BIJAS”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services
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Brugge · since 1994
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Abbreviation of BIKAS, BELGIUM NEPAL ASSOCIATION · Edegem · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Temse · since 2011
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Waterloo · since 2015
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Stad Eeklo · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Eeklo · since 1968
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Freight transport by road · Vorst · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Herk-de-Stad · since 2009