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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Cercle de Kinésithérapie et d'Ostéopathie de l'Université libre de Bruxelles · Brussel · since 1972
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Koksijde · since 2010
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Canoë kayak Ourthe Amblève · Esneux · since 2021
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Abbreviation of CABINET KINE OSTEO DU PROGRES · Frameries · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2017
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Media representation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Colibri Kimia · Aalst · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Captain Kaiser vzw · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Westerlo · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Chillkameel · Other education · Nijlen · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Choeur Kosmopolis · Elsene · since 2024
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Center Karreveld · since 2007