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.
“Bebe Books”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2020
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Detailhandel in boeken · Kontich · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDE BASSE ENERGIE · Real estate agency activities · Hannut · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BANA-EKANGA DE BENELUX · Brussel · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Grobbendonk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Vorst · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · Beersel · since 2012
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of REGIONET · Computer programming · Grimbergen · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Meerhout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BOBOOKS & CONSULTING · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Detailhandel in boeken · Sprimont · since 2023
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Herk-de-Stad · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 2002
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Nijlen · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Tienen · since 2026