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.
“BOVARE”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Herent · since 1974
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Waregem · since 2020
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Leuven · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of FACILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Zwevegem · since 1983
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mechelen · since 1985
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Turnhout · since 1998
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Office administrative and support services · Aalst · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Turnhout · since 2023
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zonhoven · since 1982
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Pepingen · since 1991
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Floor and wall tiling · Malle · since 1992
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Plastering work · Deerlijk · since 2003
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Lummen · since 2015
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 1994
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Ravels · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BELJEKA SYSTEM · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2004
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Graphic design and visual communication · Genk · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Heuvelland · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Roeselare · since 2025
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Breda · since 1974
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heusden-Zolder · since 1975
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Kapellen · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1989
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Alken · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Lanaken · since 1990
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Wervik · since 1992
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Brugge · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Waasmunster · since 2017
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Keerbergen · since 1977
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 1985
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Orp-Jauche · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Middelkerke · since 1993
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Other construction installation · Ranst · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Kalmthout · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Bonheiden · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Avelgem · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Edegem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Other business support services · Halen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DOMINO · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2019