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.
“Balis Bar”
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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Blankenberge · since 1945
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Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of ART-TIME · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1999
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Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIR RESCUE · Grimbergen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BURO VOOR ARCHITEKTUUR · Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2001
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Painting of buildings · since 2013
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Lochristi · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Bon-Air Renouveau · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2011
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Interior design · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MASH · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
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Abbreviation of BAHAA ART & RESTORATION · Ukkel · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Putte · since 2007
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1998
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Other business support services · Haaltert · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Wemmel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CALIGO · Production of cinema films · Anderlecht · since 1977
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS AND LANGUAGE INCORPORATED · Translation services · Lasne · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Mons · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of THE COM · Full-service restaurants · Wommelgem · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Malle · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BALMORAL INVEST · Dison · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Floor and wall tiling · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MANOLIC · Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 1949