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.
“Belgian Coder”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Willebroek · since 2022
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Brussel · since 1989
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Computer programming · Grimbergen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Oostende · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling
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General construction of residential buildings · Soignies · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Turnhout · since 1998
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2023
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Roeselare · since 2023
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Namur · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of BUREAU CEGEX · Other non-specialised retail sale · Tournai · since 2007
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Turnhout · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Brugge · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Waregem · since 2009
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Trade name of AJWAD · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Belgian OCR Federation · Activities of other sports clubs · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Cristallerie du Val Saint Lambert · Vervaardiging van holglas · Seraing · since 1983
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2014
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Ranst · since 2003
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Specialist medical practice · Diest · since 2007
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Zoersel · since 2007
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Gent · since 1993