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.
“Bassbrain”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Essen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zaventem · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bierbeek · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Bij Nader Inzien · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR SLEEP RESEARCH AND SLEEP MEDICINE · Ukkel · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2003
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Finishing of textiles · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Snowsports in Schools, University Colleges and Universities · Brugge · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Brussels Association of the Social Sciences · Other educational support services · Elsene · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND SERVICES · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Menen · since 2010
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2007
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM AIR- & SEAFREIGHT SERVICES · Logistics services · Steenokkerzeel · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Lille · since 2025
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Event catering · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2021