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.
“COMPANION”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oostende · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Essen · since 2021
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Dentergem · since 1992
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Other software publishing · Zaventem · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Eghezée · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2024
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Herent · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Personenvervoer per trein · Damme · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Tienen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of PARTNERS EN Co · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Mechelen · since 1987
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Cafés and bars · Schoten · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Alken · since 2016
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Waremme · since 2009
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Cultural education · Genk · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of GROEP KLESSENS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rijkevorsel · since 2004
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2025
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Overijse · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2013
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Anzegem · since 2014
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Suresnes Cedex, · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dentergem · since 2016
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since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Compartiments Auteurs · Liège · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2011
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Kontich · since 2004
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Other financial services · Gavere · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2005
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Jette · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2014