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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ClearingHouse for Intellectual Property S.A. · Leudelange · since 2012
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Charleville · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of MAHEMA · Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of TAVERNE CHOPIN · Full-service restaurants · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2000
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Abbreviation of CHOPIN AS · Oudsbergen · since 2001
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of PHILIPPE COTTENIE · Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of ROYAL · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ternat · since 2020
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Hooglede · since 1991
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Novatex · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Jodoigne · since 1984
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Leuven · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Other legal services · Gent · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2010
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016