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.
“Bao”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Waterloo · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BAO Academy · Vocational training · Brussel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Brussels Agentschap voor Ondernemerschap · Overheden van gemeenschappen en gewesten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ART ONLY · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Temse · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Herselt · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Bureau des Affaires de l'Ombre · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Merci Bao · Groothandel in andere akkerbouwproducten · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of ZXX · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2008
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other printing · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Benelux Autohome Owners Club · Geel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of BAOB BRUSSELS · Jette · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgian Academy of Paediatrics · Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Gavere · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Insurance agents and brokers · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders Association · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION for OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH and SAFETY”. · Overige openbare orde en civiele veiligheid · Maldegem · since 2021
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Perwez · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of YAN HUI HUO · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2026
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Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ATHLETICS · Operation of sports facilities · Brussel · since 1937
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Abbreviation of JAVAME · Activities of interior architects · Gembloux · since 2002
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Blocus Assistance · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Buisson Ardent · Mons · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Beughom Administratie · Office administrative and support services · Zoersel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BA plus · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Bachata Amor · Sports and recreation education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERCHEM'ACTION · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Ban'Ankiso · Other social work without accommodation · Arlon · since 2023
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BrugeAlive · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bonjour Afrique · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Sound recording · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BelArts · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELA Aequitas · Other legal services · Schelle · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bergisel Advisory · Other legal services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026