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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Somme-Leuze · since 1989
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Land surveying · Turnhout · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Kapellen · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oostrozebeke · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Zemst · since 2015
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Abbreviation of COX Examencentrum · Other education · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herent · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Oostende · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Malle · since 2007
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Vocational training · Gent · since 1978
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Waregem · since 1983
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · Wavre · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Société des Patrons Boulangers-Pâtissiers de la Province de Liège · Nandrin · since 1946
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Zonnebeke · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Zwevegem · since 2002
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Jette · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Koekelberg · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Kalmthout · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Torhout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Construction-Bouw · Brussel · since 1971
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2015