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.
“BOU9”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other information service activities · Oostende · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Willebroek · since 1990
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Computer programming · Deerlijk · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BOU' J LTD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · DONCASTER · since 2008
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Eghezée · since 2011
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Event catering · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MP Food · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kruisem · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Diest · since 2025