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.
“Begonia”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Beersel · since 1992
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Event catering · since 1994
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of BYRAM · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2026
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Mouscron · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Lochristi · since 1978
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Nursing and midwifery · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 1989
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BEGO Consulting & Development · Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Mol · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2015
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Psychology services · Bonheiden · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Lier · since 2019