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.
“BRIEBO”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machining of metals · Tienen · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2021
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Beernem · since 1980
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Alken · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BRINKMAN en BOUMAN · Antwerpen · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · Schilde · since 2022
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kasterlee · since 2001
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Book publishing · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Other social work without accommodation · Oostende · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Nijlen · since 2018
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Erpe-Mere · since 2022
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Other business support services · Herentals · since 2022
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Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Vocational training · Buggenhout · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Bitter Melon SN · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Zemst · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Site preparation · Hasselt · since 1999
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · since 1998
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Retail sale of footwear · Gent · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 1993
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Joinery installation · Gingelom · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2004
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Activities of building architects · Brasschaat · since 2007