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.
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of B3BACX · Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Joinery installation · Deinze · since 2016
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Liège · since 2016
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Nijlen · since 2019
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Duffel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BLV Construct · General construction of residential buildings · Lubbeek · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BONJOUR LA VIE ASBL · Instellingen met huisvesting voor ouderen en voor personen met een lichamelijke handicap, n.e.g. · Waterloo · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN LEADERS IN VENDING · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BANDENCENTRALE LUDO VLEEGEN · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Bocholt · since 2003
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Roeselare · since 1995