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.
“CUP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Centre ucclois de Plongée · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Charleroi Urban Project · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Charleroi · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CUP28 · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2019
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Verviers · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Cheffes, un p'tit vers ! ASBL · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Cercle Universitaire du Pays Noir · Charleroi · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lummen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of coeur toujours court un peu · Ath · since 2001
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Computer programming · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE PROTESTANT D'ETUDES INTERCULTURELLES · Enghien · since 2009
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026
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Other business support services · Maaseik · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Izegem · since 2010