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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · since 2021
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Gent · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Staden · since 1975
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2022
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Algemeen welzijnswerk zonder huisvesting · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Fernelmont · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
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Advertising agencies · Buggenhout · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CONSEILS EN ASSURANCE, PRET, IMMOBILIER ET CONSTRUCTION · Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen · Anderlecht · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Club des Amis de la Petite-Ile · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1953
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Namur · since 1986
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2024
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-le-Château · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Bonheiden · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CONSULTING AND PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMS · Other information technology and computer services · Mons · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1991
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Compagnie Auxilliaire De Participations Et Financières · Etterbeek · since 1968