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.
“Chives”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Den Haag · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brasschaat · since 2010
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Zaventem · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Chirurgie voor medische studenten · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Trade name of CLIFT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1984
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Mouscron · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Mouscron · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Mons · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Mons · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Liège · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Liège · since 1926
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de La Louvière · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · La Louvière · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Commune de Flémalle · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Flémalle · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie · Federale overheid · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of DEVGYN · Specialist medical practice · Gembloux · since 2011
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Arlon · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ingenieursbureau voor Veiligheid, Energie en Stabiliteit · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kruisem · since 2008
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Retail sale of games and toys · Geel · since 2026