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.
“BISTAN”
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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Buena Bista! Social Club · Visual arts creation · Beringen · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · Andenne · since 2020
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2021
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Waterloo · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2010
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Aalst · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of 4 CAMELS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Pegasus Services · Other specialised construction activities · Lokeren · since 2019
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Kuurne · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of P.A. COMPANY · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Etterbeek · since 2014