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.
“BIPA”
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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Abbreviation of BELEGGINGS- INVESTERINGS- EN PARTICIPATIE GROEP · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Londerzeel · since 1999
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Zottegem · since 2023
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Assurances Van Hecke · Insurance agents and brokers · Brussel · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2021
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES INTERMEDIAIRES D'ASSURANCES · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Maison des Architectes · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Herve · since 1986
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Abbreviation of BUILDING INVESTMENT PROJECTS · Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Belgian Investment Properties · Ukkel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INVESTMENT PROJECTS · Hasselt · since 1990
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Abbreviation of DAVENHAM ALLEN MANAGEMENT · Elsene · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BELLECOURT INDUSTRIAL PAINTING · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1992
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Abbreviation of BARRACATO IVAN PLAFONNAGE · Plastering work · Braives · since 1995
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Brussel · since 1998
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Maasmechelen · since 2001
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Advertising agencies · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of BigApp · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Liège · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BUBO IT PARTNERS · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BELGISCH INSTITUUT VOOR PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGIE · Ukkel · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Belgisch Instituut voor postdiensten en telecommunicatie · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Brussel · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Gammalco International · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1977
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Philippeville · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1993
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1983
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Aartselaar · since 2015
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Meise · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Belgian International Press · Anderlecht · since 1964
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL PROPERTIES · Koekelberg · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Brussels in Progress · since 2014