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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Genève · since 1968
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Cafés and bars · De Haan · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of AKBARI-AHMED · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Mouscron · since 2016
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Other educational support services · Dour · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Geel · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Olne · since 2025
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Coopérative Agricole de Dochamps · Manhay · since 1968
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Stekene · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Coordination d'aide à Domicile · Nutrition and dietetics services · Jodoigne · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Algemene Dokumentatie en Ontwikkeling · Brussel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of STAR ENERGY · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Vorst · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CATTEEU-DOBBELAERE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lo-Reninge · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2011
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Veterinary services · Kontich · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DES ARTS DECORATIFS · Other retail sale of new goods · Ukkel · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Elsene · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of DANSSTUDIO ARLEKINO · Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Coordinatie Antwerpse Dierenbescherming · Antwerpen · since 1982
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Comité Africain pour le Développement · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Comité africain pour le Développement - African Committee for Development - Comite Africano para el Desarollo - Comite Africano para o Desenvolvimento · Brussel · since 1990
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Real estate agency activities · Aubange · since 1996
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Abbreviation of The Cedar Hill II · Brussel · since 2013
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Other education · since 2016
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Abbreviation of COORDINATION DES ASSOCIATIONS DE DALABA · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brugge · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Cabinet d'avocats Didier De Decker · Activities of lawyers · Gerpinnes · since 2005
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Elsene · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of FORM · Physiotherapy · Dilbeek · since 1987
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2024
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1998