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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BroKet”

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.

  • BroKet same name
    Mobile food service activities · Evergem · since 2026
  • Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
  • BROKER very similar
    Real estate agency activities · Oostende · since 1986
  • BROKER + very similar
    Insurance agents and brokers · Namur · since 2019
  • Kroket very similar
    Performing arts by independent artists · Oostende · since 2021
  • KROKET very similar
    Name of an establishment of KROKET COMPANY · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2021
  • Brokat very similar
    Trade name of Grochowski Waldemar · Kolobrzeg · since 2004
  • Other retail sale of food · since 2025
  • CROKET very similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Bornem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BROK similar
    Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2022
  • BROKK similar
    Elsene · since 1985
  • BROKO similar
    Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Gent · since 1988
  • BrokenCup similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Amel · since 2025
  • Brokar similar
    Antwerpen · since 2025
  • OKET similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2016

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