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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Boukè · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Namur · since 1990
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Tournai · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Zelzate · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1998
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1965
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Candle Research · Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2014
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2017
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of CABALEURS · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2020
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since 2021
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Abbreviation of Association Candle ASBL · Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Ohey · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Ganshoren · since 2022
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Psychology services · Ternat · since 2023
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Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2024
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since 1989
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Schaarbeek · since 2013
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Grobbendonk · since 1969
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Brussel · since 1976
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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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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DEMBELL · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Genappe · since 2011
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Perwez · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Dental practice · Leuven · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tervuren · since 2025
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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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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Comines-Warneton · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of City to Ocean · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2020
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oreye · since 2012
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Abbreviation of CLUB D'ACTIVITES NAUTIQUES ARDENNAIS · Bastogne · since 1983
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Maldegem · since 1983
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's-Gravenhage · since 1992
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2011
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Wincrange · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · La Bruyère · since 2008
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008