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.
“Badman”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Plumbing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Brasschaat · since 2021
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LOOS EN GOHELLE · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Bilzen · since 2002
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Beersel · since 1998
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 2014
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Aarschot · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rumst · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · Aarschot · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Baelen · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Niel · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Peer · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2003
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Advertising agencies · Schoten · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Mouscron · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Barmania · Cafés and bars · Ronse · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Wuustwezel · since 2015
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BADMINTONCLUB MAASMECHELEN · Maasmechelen · since 1995
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Drukken van dagbladen · Retie · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of S-TECH · Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Wielsbeke · since 2018
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Bornem · since 2014