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.
“Curios”
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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Schoten · since 2018
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Kortrijk · since 1970
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2001
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 1991
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2002
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 1983
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bierbeek · since 2025
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Other education · Mechelen · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brugge · since 1996
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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News agency activities · Bierbeek · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Ellezelles · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Willebroek · since 2008
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CRIOS Conseil · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · Oostrozebeke · since 2020
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Fitness centres · Roosdaal · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Brakel · since 2025
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Other printing · BENEDEN-LEEUWEN · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2003
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Antwerpen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2016
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2007
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Wetteren · since 2025
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Other business support services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Psychology services · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2024
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2014
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of KRUISBOS · Veterinary services · Rotselaar · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2022
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Book publishing · Fléron · since 2025
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2017
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Activities of lawyers · since 2004
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2006
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1986
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Wavre · since 2020
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Other software publishing · Mechelen · since 2006
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Malle · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mol · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Schaarbeek · since 1985