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.
“BIRDS”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2017
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Deinze · since 2017
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Birdsnest · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'INFORMATION ET DE RECHERCHES SUR LE DIALOGUE SOCIAL · Arlon · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Ledegem · since 2018
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Groothandel in verpakkingsmachines en weegtoestellen · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of MB Brussels · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2003
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Other information technology and computer services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Web portal activities · since 2025
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Leuven · since 2025
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Orp-Jauche · since 2018
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Raising of other animals · Beringen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Computer programming · Amsterdam · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tienen · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1980
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Computer programming · Kuurne · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · Rumst · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2017
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Computer programming · Pecq · since 2018
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Sound recording · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Faimes · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Bureau International du Recyclage · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1971
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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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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2024