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.
“Backbone Studio”
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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Gent · since 2026
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Lasne · since 1989
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ieper · since 1997
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Amsterdam · since 2016
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Pet training · Hasselt · since 2021
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of DONE Studios · Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brussel · since 2025
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Tourist information services · since 2026
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Schaarbeek · since 2010
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Trade name of B-mine · Sports and recreation education · Willebroek · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2018