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.
“BYS”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BY SPORTCONNECT · Elsene · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostende · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BUILD YOUR SALES · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Brussel Young Shooters · Brussel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Youth and Student Services · Jette · since 1989
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Computer programming · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Belgian Yoga Sport Federation · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Be.Yond Sales & Events · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN YOUTH & STUDENT SERVICES · Elsene · since 2010
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Verwerking en conservering van groenten, exclusief productie van diepgevroren groenten · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Mouscron · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Literary creation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 1995
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Freight transport by road · since 2019