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, Kenneth”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Computer programming · Lievegem · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · since 2026
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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
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2017
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Site preparation · since 2021
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2023
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Handel in elektriciteit · since 2024
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Plumbing work · Begijnendijk · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · since 2000
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Joinery installation · since 2014
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2025
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since 2026
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2022
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Plumbing work · since 2022
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2005
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024