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.
“BM ADAM”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dendermonde · since 2008
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Brussel · since 1980
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Brussel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of BELTA · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Brussel · since 1982
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Liège · since 1984
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News agency activities · Genappe · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Herve · since 2016
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2021
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · since 1985
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Assistance Directe et Rapide aux Malheureux Estropies Aband. Enfants Debiles Vieillards Necessiteux et Tous Cas Inter. · Brussel · since 1950
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Brussel · since 1985
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Berlare · since 1996
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Brussel · since 2002
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Mons · since 1992
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Namur · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Messancy · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zottegem · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoogstraten · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Les Artisans de l'Arbre Monde et des Deux Tours réunis · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Liège · since 1996