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.
“Cor B.V.”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Lelystad · since 1984
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Ukkel · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Rotselaar · since 2007
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1921
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Abbreviation of Concept and Research · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1981
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Specialist medical practice · Kontich · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Deinze · since 2024
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Kampenhout · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CONVIVIALITE RUKUNDO · Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ukkel · since 1992
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Kapellen · since 1998
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Roosendaal · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Risk and damage evaluation · Beringen · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2004