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.
“CANDY - SAND”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1989
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets)
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Name of an establishment of BABYLOU · Other non-specialised retail sale · Genk · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1989
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Temse · since 1978
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ATA GROUP · Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of WE RISE · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lessines · since 2024
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Courcelles · since 2025
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2018
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2015