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.
“C_LIFE”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Knokke-Heist · since 2015
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Pétange · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Affligem · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of BROSB · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2023
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Temse · since 2019
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2009
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Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 2007
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Abbreviation of LIVING IN FUNKY ENVIRONMENTS · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 1940
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Abbreviation of Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology · Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 1989
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Kalmthout · since 1989
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Zulte · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2020
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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Antwerpen · since 1974
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Antwerpen · since 1984
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Other software publishing · Anderlecht · since 2018
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CENTRE LIEGEOIS D'INTERVENTION FAMILIALE · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Liège · since 1984
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Diest · since 2012
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Koekelberg · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Centre de Loisirs et d'Information · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Ittre · since 1974
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Abbreviation of CONTROL LANGUAGES FOR THE INDUSTRY · Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2003
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Elsene · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 1990
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Andenne · since 2022
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Asse · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Blégny · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2011
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Tournai · since 2007
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Activities of building architects · Maarkedal · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of PROSERCO · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1996