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.
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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.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN SECURITY & DEFENCE INDUSTRY · Other business support services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2007
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Ieper · since 1970
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Abbreviation of B.S. DISTRIBUTION · Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1980
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1997
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Merksplas · since 1998
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Wholesale of timber · Malmedy · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Backline Security Dogs · Investigation and private security services · Rumst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Bischöfliche Schulen in der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Eupen · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Brussels Swing Dance Club · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mons · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS SERVICE DEVELOPPEMENT MANAGEMENT · Other business support services · Aywaille · since 2012
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Combined facilities support activities · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Belgian Sheepdog Society · Kinrooi · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Business Solutions Danny Jans · Business and other management consultancy · Riemst · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2012