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.
“Crown Steps”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Geneve · since 1996
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Seraing · since 1995
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 1996
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · since 2008
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Behandeling van gewassen na de oogst en van zaden voor vermeerdering · Gingelom · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Bornem · since 2011
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2026
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Raising of sheep and goats · Elsene · since 1990
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Ath · since 2022
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Operation of sports facilities · Gent · since 2010