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.
“BOBOLY”
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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Beauvechain · since 2006
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Waregem · since 2002
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Other retail sale of food · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Vosselaar · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2002
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of PHONE EXPRESS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1998
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2008
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Antwerpen · since 2012
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Berlare · since 2025
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Mouscron · since 1978
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Jette · since 2002
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Event catering · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Libin · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2020
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STRASSEN · since 2011
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Anderlecht · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · Dentergem · since 2023
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Tremelo · since 1981
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Cafés and bars · since 2020