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.
“BOKE”
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 household textiles and bedding · Herk-de-Stad · since 1997
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Brecht · since 2013
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Wafels en Meer · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Herentals · since 2021
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Rumst · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Beringen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oudenaarde · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Bewoners van de Oude Baan en Kruindersweg · Maasmechelen · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Bilzen Op z'n Kop · Bilzen · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bornem · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Buurtwerking Overbeke Kerk · Wetteren · since 2023
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News agency activities · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostende · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE ORGANISATIE VOOR KINDEREN EN VOLWASSENEN MET EEN STOFWISSELINGSZIEKTE · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1994
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Groothandel in pompen en compressoren · Olen · since 2015
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 2009
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mechelen · since 2016
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Day nurseries and crèches · Opwijk · since 2023
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Overijse · since 1990
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Manufacture of beer · Hasselt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgian Okinawa Kobudo Federation · Jodoigne · since 1988
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021