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.
“Carnation”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Nijlen · since 2016
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PARIS · since 2024
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LONDON · since 2011
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2013
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Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2016
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Other business support services · Waasmunster · since 1993
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Geraardsbergen · since 2026
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2000
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Charleroi · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Truiden · since 2014
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Malle · since 2024
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Ingelmunster · since 1999
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1995
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Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tellin · since 2022
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, International · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Brussel · since 1996
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2019
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Painting of buildings · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Conseiller, Accompagner, Rencontrer - Namur · Namur · since 1990
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since 1976
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Wommelgem · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 1957