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.
“BoTho”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Bockaert en Thienpont · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aalter · since 1942
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2010
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Turnhout · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Niel · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Lubbeek · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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Middelkerke · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1990
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Other business support services · Ingelmunster · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Brak On Track · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Duffel · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Back on Track Fonds · Other sports activities · Deinze · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BIJ ONS THUIS · Aarschot · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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since 1989
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of LABANI-HAMELINCK · Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · Gent · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Big on Tax · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2026
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Roeselare · since 2021