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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of CAN AUTOMAT NETWORK · Rotterdam · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AFFAIRES NATALIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of ZEYNEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2006
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Koksijde · since 2021
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Vilvoorde · since 2012
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2023
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since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DEDE CLEANING · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2014
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Other building finishing work · Koekelberg · since 1990
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of L'ARCHE BRUXELLES · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE APOSTOLIQUE NOUVELLE ALLIANCE · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Kruisem · since 2001
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CABINET D’AVOCAT NATACHA OLEFFE · Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Evergem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Essen · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2009
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Other business support services · Oudergem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 1976
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Compagnie des Arbalétriers de Notre-Dame de Dinant · Activities of other sports clubs · Dinant · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Kortenberg · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
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Roofing work · Zonnebeke · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2012
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1983
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Glabbeek · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van buizen, pijpen, holle profielen en fittings daarvoor, van staal · Zoersel · since 2014
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Activities of lawyers · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Peer · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Floor and wall tiling · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2008
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Organisation des Services de la Navigation Aérienne Civils · MONTREAL · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009