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.
“Barlin”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 2021
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Other business support services · Oud-Turnhout · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Ravels · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 2014
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Retail sale of household furniture · Brussel · since 1984
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General electrical installation work · Hooglede · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Brakel · since 1991
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Office administrative and support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of MerryMakers · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Wervik · since 2016
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General medical practice · since 2018
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Brussel · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2021
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Gent · since 2022
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Poperinge · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Balen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Meerhout · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Lochristi · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Mol · since 2014
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hoogstraten · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of SONCK · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zottegem · since 2022
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Aalst · since 2023
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ROOSENDAAL · since 2009
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dentergem · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Tienen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Abbreviation of 3j-Consult · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wavre · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of LADDERS SMITS · Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tielt · since 2016
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vosselaar · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of BARLAS GROUP · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Vinjo · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020