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.
“COTTAGE”
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
45 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retie · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 2014
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · since 1991
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Retail sale of footwear · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Trade name of Umami · Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Centre Cerfontaine · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Péruwelz · since 1986
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kontich · since 2021
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2020
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Herentals · since 1967
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General construction of residential buildings · Esneux · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ichtegem · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2008
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2014
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2016
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Painting of buildings · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Luxembourg · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Gana · Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · Schelle · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vilvoorde · since 1993
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Jette · since 2015
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2017
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Eupen · since 2025
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Laarne · since 1995
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2007
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
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Heuvelland · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of YEGO · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Vorst · since 1992
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Profondeville · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2022
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Development of non-residential building projects · Eupen · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of GAZGAN · Other retail sale of new goods · Pepingen · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of LHN & CO · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2005
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Sankt Vith · since 2021
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · since 2008
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Kimbe · Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2018