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.
“Bendup”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2020
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Thuin · since 2014
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Roofing work · since 2022
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Other software publishing · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Coating of metals · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mons · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2023
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2012
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Hasselt · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · Gent · since 2024