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.
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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Other amusement and recreation activities · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Computer programming · Evergem · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Sint-Gillis (bij Brussel) · Overheden van gemeenschappen en gewesten · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
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Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · Oostkamp · since 1982
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Cercle Universitaire Bruxellois d'Endodontie · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Brussel · since 2019
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Maaseik · since 2006
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · COMPIEGNE · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Cités unies Belgique · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Cube Menswear · Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Gent · since 2009
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · Zaventem · since 1994
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Development of residential building projects · Waterloo · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Vorst · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · Gent · since 2015
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Oostende · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Waterloo · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · Genk · since 2024