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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.
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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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Book publishing · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Erpe-Mere · since 2022
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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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Retail sale of footwear · Gent · since 2013
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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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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2022
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Other business support services · Herentals · since 2022
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Other specialised design activities · since 2023
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Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Vocational training · Buggenhout · since 2023
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2002
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Growing of flowers · since 2026
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Site preparation · Hasselt · since 1999
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · since 1998
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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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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Wingene · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Gingelom · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · Brasschaat · since 2007
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Plumbing work · Begijnendijk · since 2001
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since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2019
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General medical practice · Merksplas · since 2025
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · La Louvière · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Wielsbeke · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Wuustwezel · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Laureins · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Alveringem · since 2008
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Machining of metals · Tienen · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2004
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Abbreviation of BARLOW RETAIL INVEST · Elsene · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Event catering · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of MB FRAMERIES · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Namur · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2016
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Brussel · since 2017
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · since 2017
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Groothandel in afval en schroot, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2012
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Avelgem · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2024