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.
“BOUVAN”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Izegem · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 2014
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Houthulst · since 2021
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Alken · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Lanaken · since 1990
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Joinery installation · Sint-Truiden · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2015
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Waasmunster · since 2017
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Dentergem · since 1987
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Koksijde · since 1998
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2008
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waregem · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Oudergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2010
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Plumbing work · Diksmuide · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2006
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ieper · since 2012
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pig breeding farms · Ieper · since 1993
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Other construction installation · SOLEUVRE · since 2003
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2018
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Plumbing work · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Doische · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · since 2014
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Izegem · since 2014
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Brugge · since 2001