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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 1979
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Begijnendijk · since 1992
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Other education · Geraardsbergen · since 2019
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Donceel · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Oudsbergen · since 2009
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Pajottegem · since 1987
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Retail sale of games and toys · Affligem · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Devriendt Energy, Consulting & Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Denier de l'Enseignement Communal d'Engis · Engis · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 1996
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Translation services · Harelbeke · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Denderend Educatief Concept Extra Muros · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
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Other business support services · Ninove · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Nieuwpoort · since 1996