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.
“COS ALBA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Courcelles · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Châtelet · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CoStudy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Abbreviation of CONSULTING OFFICES & SERVICES · Activities of interior architects · Thuin · since 2008
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Orthodontie Schilde · Schilde · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Church Of Speed · Activities of other sports clubs · Opwijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Comptoir Open Source ASBL · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2021
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2019
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Abbreviation of COMPUTER SERVICE ASSOCIATION · Computer programming · Maldegem · since 1989
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Collectief van Senegalese in Antwerpen · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2003
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Abbreviation of COORDINATION DE SERVICES AUX ASSOCIATION DU SECTEURS DES ORGANISATIONS DE JEUNESSE ET DES CENTRES DE JEUNES · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of COLLECTIF DU SIX AVRIL 1994 RWANDA · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Abbreviation of COMITE SOLIDARITE ET ACTIONS COUILLETOISES · Charleroi · since 2001
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 2019
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Other financial services · Retie · since 2020
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Kortrijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of SAVEURS et COULEURS · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Binche · since 2010
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ronse · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025