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.
“BIRA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aeronomie · Other research and development on natural sciences · Ukkel · since 1964
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INVESTOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 1992
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · since 1997
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Mechelen · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Instituut voor Regeltechniek en Automatizering · Gent · since 1972
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Biral Lubricants · Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Mouscron · since 1958
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Bureau International du Recyclage · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1971
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Abbreviation of BELGO-INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH APPLICATIONS en DEVELOPMENT · Other business support services · Genk · since 1996
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Other sports activities · Brecht · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Kortemark · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Evergem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Information, de Recherche et de Développement · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Zoersel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Belgian IBD Research and Development · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Zaventem · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BIRT-Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diepenbeek · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008