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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Lasne · since 1965
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Kuurne · since 2002
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Comité d'Entraide belgo-éthiopien · Brussel · since 1979
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Abbreviation of ONDERWIJSCENTRUM BRUSSEL EUROPA · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Jette · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Corderie ED. Barrois et fils · Vervaardiging van koord, bindgaren, touw en netten · Brussel · since 1953
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Waregem · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Centre Belge de Sous-Traitance du Metal · Elsene · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Center for Business Education and Development · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Cie Européenne des Bières et Limonades · Mons · since 1962