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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Brepo · Wholesale of wines and spirits · Gent · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Quaregnon · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Caisse d'Entraide Moustique - Onderlinge Bijstandskas · Mechelen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of I.D.G. · General construction of residential buildings · San Pedro De Alcantara-Marbella · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Eerstelijns Mondzorg Botermarkt Ledeberg · Dental practice · Gent · since 2005
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Quaregnon · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2015
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2007
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1996
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Visé · since 2010
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Other education · Ukkel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Cercle d'Etudes Numismatiques · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Comité Européen de Normalisation - European Comittee for Standardization - Europäisches Komitee für Normung · Other technical testing and analysis · Brussel · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Energétique Namuroise · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Namur · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Centaura · Youth work associations · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zonnebeke · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE GYNECOLOGIE ET D'OBSTETRIQUE DU DOCTEUR PATRICK EMONTS · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Club européen de Natation · Brussel · since 1990