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.
“Columna”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herselt · since 1992
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Evergem · since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lummen · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2007
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of non-residential building projects · Vorst · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Columban - Espace de Cultures · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Wavre · since 1980
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Market research and public opinion polling · Maarkedal · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of D.S. CONSULTING · Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of DE GOUDEN KROON · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of JDC VERZEKERINGEN · Insurance agents and brokers · Tienen · since 2018
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Diest · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Schilde · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Rochefort · since 2007
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Waregem · since 1982
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Full-service restaurants · Mouscron · since 2004