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.
“Basement”
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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Aarschot · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mechelen · since 2019
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Ukkel · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 2011
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La Louvière · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2019
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Computer programming · Edegem · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Soignies · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ZIGZAG Gallery · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Aalst · since 2022
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ooij · since 2019
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Ankamal · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Rixensart · since 1997
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Trade name of Telenet Group · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Mechelen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BASE - BUILDING AND SAFETY EXPERTS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 2001
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Gent · since 2014
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Site preparation · since 2018
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Site preparation · Le Roeulx · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Brussels Airport Sustainable Energy · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Zaventem · since 2024
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Other information service activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of E.S. Ambulances · Patiëntenvervoer per ambulance · Charleroi · since 2025