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.
“Cools, Deborah”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2020
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Other educational support services · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Erpe-Mere · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Activities of interior architects · since 2014
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lommel · since 1986
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Retie · since 1997
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Cultural education · Menen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BY COBRA · Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Izegem · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 1987
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2025
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Other sports activities · since 2019
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2012
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · since 2009
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since 2015
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Vocational training · since 2015
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since 2011
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since 2025
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since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · since 1998
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Other education · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2023
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since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 2025
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024