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.
“BOCOUPE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Deinze · since 2021
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Employment placement agencies · Kontich · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rijkevorsel · since 1993
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Haaltert · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mol · since 1994
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1995
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OVERLEG- EN COORDINATIECENTRUM VOOR HET OFFICIEL ONDERWIJS · Evere · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Maldegem · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Kruisem · since 2017
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Other business support services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2019
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Tienen · since 2023
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Event catering · Anhée · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1989