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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of DAS ESTATE · Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Gent · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of GERALI · Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 1988
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Boortmeerbeek · since 1997
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Herzele · since 2011
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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since 1987
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Other software publishing · since 2026
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since 2012
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Raising of other animals · since 2020
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Other cleaning activities · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · since 1986
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General electrical installation work · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2024
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since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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since 2009
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since 1995
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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since 2021
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since 1987
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Combined facilities support activities · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DEGRIF'MODE - Boutique ALEXANDRE · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Liège · since 1989
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery