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.
“Bolca”
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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General electrical installation work · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mol · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Izegem · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of UMA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 1987
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General electrical installation work · Wuustwezel · since 1999
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Aarhus C · since 2017
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Machelen (Brab.) · since 2017
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Londerzeel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Maldegem · since 2005
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Walcourt · since 2014
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Hasselt · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · UTRECHT · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Wommelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Bouwonderneming Lemahieu · General construction of residential buildings · Heuvelland · since 1990
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Geetbets · since 2002
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM OLD LIONS · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Battery of Limburg · Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Hasselt · since 2023
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Brussel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Bewust Over Leven · Bree · since 1993