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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ichtegem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DANSSTUDIO 1-2-3 · Other education · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ukkel · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Queeny 1 · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sprimont · since 2009
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Abbreviation of timeless.moments · Activities of interior architects · Wingene · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Zottegem · since 1986
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Krevents · Cultural education · Hooglede · since 2019
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Waregem · since 2026
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Cultural education · Bree · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Cultural education · Ranst · since 2000
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Haaltert · since 2019
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Zedelgem · since 2003
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Cultural education · Halle · since 2019
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Cultural education · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2018
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Ranst · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1992
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Cultural education · Bornem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of SHWBZZ · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Aalst · since 2016
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Westerlo · since 2016
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Boutersem · since 2018
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Asse · since 2018
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2018
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Cultural education · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2020
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Arendonk · since 2020
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Halle · since 2009
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Fitness centres · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Gent · since 1982