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.
“Bosphorus”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of ULTIME GATE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudergem · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of OZKOK · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Alken · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2010
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen
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Name of an establishment of A.C.A. · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2015
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of EMRE MESTAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2024
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Steenokkerzeel · since 2025
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Kortenberg · since 2022
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Mouscron · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2026
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Trade name of METASCREEN · Advertising agencies · Nivelles · since 2000
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Mohorich Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1987