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.
“BURO MODEST”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1999
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Other information service activities · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Marcel · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Other education · Gent · since 2026
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1980
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mortsel · since 2022
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since 1979
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Name of an establishment of LILUMA · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kapellen · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Hasselt · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostende · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of VALAURE · Office administrative and support services · Harelbeke · since 2016