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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Investigation and private security services · Enghien · since 2003
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Ingelmunster · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars "Rex Center" te Antwerpen, De Keyserlei 13-15A, Anneessensstraat 14/18, 20, 22, 24 en Van Ertbornstraat 13 · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of LIPPENS, FEYS · Other information service activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2022
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Kontich · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aartselaar · since 2015
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of SQ ENTERPRISE · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Zaventem · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
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Onderwijs voor sociale promotie · Fernelmont · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Entrepreneurship Matters · Public relations and communication consultancy · Lochristi · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Blankenberge · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2016
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Balen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pelt · since 2022
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Tervuren · since 2023