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.
“Canard”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of CLUB D'ACTIVITES NAUTIQUES ARDENNAIS · Bastogne · since 1983
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Maldegem · since 1983
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's-Gravenhage · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Kortrijk · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Kinrooi · since 2026
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Retail sale of games and toys · Arlon · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of CC-CM-CB · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2016
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Elsene · since 1987
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of PREUS LIK 40 · Cafés and bars · Roeselare · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Harelbeke · since 2011
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2001
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of L'ARCHE BRUXELLES · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE APOSTOLIQUE NOUVELLE ALLIANCE · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of ZEYNEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2006
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Mixed farming · since 2019
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Berlaar · since 1988
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Boukè · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Namur · since 1990
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Tournai · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1995
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2011
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Wincrange · since 2005
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HULDANGE · since 2005
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Psychology services · Ternat · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008