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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Hasselt · since 1999
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Insulation installation · since 2005
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Activities of building architects · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2023
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · since 2017
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Other construction installation · Ronse · since 2012
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other sports activities · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Elsene · since 2009
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Zwevegem · since 1995
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Wiesbaden · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 2024
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Other printing · since 2026
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Philippeville · since 1987
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1999
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of ARTSTUDIO 54 · General construction of residential buildings · Binche · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Waterloo · since 2004
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Other specialised design activities · since 2004
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Sports and recreation education · Chaudfontaine · since 2025
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Liège · since 2012
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Other information service activities · Tremelo · since 2024