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.
“Brooklyn”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of outerwear · Harelbeke · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of BROOKLYN - GENT · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Harelbeke · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1971
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Vermogensbeheer · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2022
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Event catering · since 2024
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Fitness centres · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of E. Vainqueur Company · Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Namur · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Group Bruylandt · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalst · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of SMARTFLATS · Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Elsene · since 2012
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1985
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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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Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 2010