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.
“Copains.group”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · La Louvière · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of I.V. CARS · Other postal and courier activities · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Zele · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of AB Copains BE · Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Brussel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Wendy Horeca · Full-service restaurants · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Mobile food service activities · Brakel · since 2026
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Turnhout · since 2017
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Kortenaken · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2025
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Computer programming · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2026
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Gent · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Westerlo · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Anzegem · since 2005
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · since 2024
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Kinrooi · since 2024
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of NIOSO CONSULTING · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Mouscron · since 1991
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since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2022
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Floor and wall tiling · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Liedekerke · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Koekelberg · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · Brugge · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Sali San · General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2018