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.
“CLAN”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Theater Clan · Lier · since 2020
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Lille · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Lochristi · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zaventem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Arendonk · since 1960
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Harelbeke · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Communauté laïque de la Région d'Arlon · Arlon · since 1992
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Alken · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CENTRE LOGISTIQUE DES ARDENNES · Warehousing and storage · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Cheerleader Academy · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kapellen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Commons Lab vzw · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2022
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Insurance agents and brokers · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Roosdaal · since 2023
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 1978
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Abbreviation of CLANCY CORPORATION · Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoutleeuw · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Coordination Luxembourg Assuétudes · Ambulante hulpverlening aan drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Bastogne · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Marchin · since 2023
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Maldegem · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Koksijde · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Cercle Liégeois des assureurs · Visé · since 2026
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since 2017
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Tienen · since 1992
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Kortrijk · since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centre liégeois d'Activités subaquatiques · Cafés and bars · Esneux · since 1965
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Trade name of Centre liégeois d'Aide aux Jeunes · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Liège · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Centre Laïque de l'Audio-Visuel · Productie van televisiefilms · Elsene · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalter · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Comité local d'animation et de promotion Bergilers-Saint-Christophe · Oreye · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of D.P.S. · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lokeren · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise d'Activité cynégétique · Etterbeek · since 2016
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Production of cinema films · Ukkel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Mol · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Braives · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2009
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Activities of lawyers · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Mechelen · since 2005
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Edegem · since 2007
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Rumst · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Collectif Local des Artisans de Métiers · Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · Onhaye · since 2025
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Lasne · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CLAW - Care for Lost And Wounded · Other membership organisations · Boussu · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Roeselare · since 2025
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Combined facilities support activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 1997