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.
“Brood”
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Stekene · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BROOM KWADRAAT · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1999
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wuustwezel · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Roofing work · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1992
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Jette · since 2025
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Psychology services · since 2026
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2013
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2015
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Aarschot · since 2022
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2006
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Izegem · since 2024
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Bredene · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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News agency activities · Brasschaat · since 1989
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Geraardsbergen · since 1992
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Lommel · since 2013
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Other information technology and computer services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Zemst · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Destelbergen · since 2022
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Sound recording · Wichelen · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Kapellen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of BOOKES en CO · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Mortsel · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zemst · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Deinze · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aubel · since 2025
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Gent · since 1985
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Assenede · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of STUDIE - EN EXPERTISE - BUREAU M. SCHOUKENS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oostende · since 2025