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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lasne · since 1979
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2023
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Mol · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of CILMA · Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schoten · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Hasselt · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Leuven · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of ORFEE · Productie van televisieprogramma's · Aarschot · since 2014
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Aarschot · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Jeugdwerking Boe! · Ieper · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BLUE OCEAN EXTENSIONS · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Bree · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgian Operational Equipment · Other non-specialised retail sale · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FRANCO · Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Beersel · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Veurne · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2023