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.
“BRAUS”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of beer · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Production of cinema films · Sint-Truiden · since 2011
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Travel agency activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1976
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Toulouse · since 2016
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2019
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Trade name of BRAUN LTD · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2022
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Anderlecht · since 1990
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Joinery installation · Merksplas · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Herstal · since 1998
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in boeken · Brussel · since 1958
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Eupen · since 1989
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Londerzeel · since 2020
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Brakel · Brakel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Benjamin REULIAUX Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Walhain · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BEHEER- EN RENOVATIEADVIES · Activities of holding companies · Zwijndrecht · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BALENS RECYCLAGE- & AANNEMINGSBEDRIJF · Site preparation · Dessel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Basket-ball Referees Association · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Brussels Rescue Academy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Beersel · since 2024
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2024