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.
“Bobsco”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Genk · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 1992
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Brussel · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Couvin · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Kontich · since 2007
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Pelt · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2023
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Meise · since 2026
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Lier · since 1945
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Full-service restaurants · Arlon · since 2023
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Finishing of textiles · since 2021
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Raising of horses and other equines · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · Antwerpen · since 2025