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.
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · since 1990
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Physiotherapy · since 2026
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Site preparation · Geel · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of BECOE · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Roeselare · since 1989
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Beringen · since 1991
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Other education · Laakdal · since 1999
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Landscape service activities · Kapellen · since 2001
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Malle · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1996
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · since 2019
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since 1992
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Other educational support services · since 2011
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2017
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Other education · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1999
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Physiotherapy · since 2020
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since 1997
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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since 2025
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Roofing work · since 2026
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since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2002
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since 1994
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2009
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1981
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2011
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since 1983
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Support activities for crop production · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025