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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BRIELGA”

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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BRIELGA same name
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2023
  • BRIELFA very similar
    Brussel · since 2017
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Briel similar
    Full-service restaurants · Nijlen · since 2018
  • Briel similar
    Vocational training · Buggenhout · since 2023
  • Other education · since 2020
  • General electrical installation work · since 2023
  • BRIES similar
    Book publishing · Antwerpen · since 1988
  • BELGA similar
    Name of an establishment of TITOU · Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Brussel · since 1995
  • Briek similar
    Other social work without accommodation · Oostende · since 2016
  • BRIES similar
    Erpe-Mere · since 2022
  • Brief similar
    Other business support services · Herentals · since 2022
  • BRIEK similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 2005
  • BRIES similar
    Name of an establishment of Bitter Melon SN · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2024
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
  • Bries similar
    Other amusement and recreation activities · Zemst · since 2025
  • Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
  • Interior design · since 2022

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