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.
“Barloef”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2017
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Cafés and bars · Brugge · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Gent · since 2006
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Event catering · Kontich · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brugge · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of DLY GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Vinjo · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Mol · since 2014
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Aarschot · since 2014