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.
“BOKIE”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Physiotherapy · Boechout · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2017
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Mobile food service activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1987
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Dental practice · Genk · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
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Manufacture of beer · Hasselt · since 2021
Names that resemble it 7 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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Abbreviation of Buurtwerking Overbeke Kerk · Wetteren · since 2023
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News agency activities · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · Schelle · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2024