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.
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1943
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Machining of metals · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2001
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Insurance agents and brokers · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Tielt-Winge · since 1988
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since 2010
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Activities of interior architects · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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since 2000
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Mixed farming · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Other education · since 2006
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Insurance agents and brokers · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2013
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since 2012
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Activities of building architects · since 1998
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since 1974
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2017
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1992
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since 2019
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Other education · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Real estate agency activities · since 2001
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since 2020
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since 1996
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Landscape service activities · since 2009
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since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026