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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oostende · since 2015
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Youth work associations · Kortrijk · since 2016
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2022
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Menen · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Torhout · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Stad Gent · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Gent · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Gent · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Gent · since 1968
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Kortrijk · since 1990
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Socio-cultural adult education · Bonheiden · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Multidisciplinair Centrum De Stroom · Kapellen · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Westerlo · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DESOT STEFANIE · Brugge · since 2022
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Ravels · since 2002
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Alveringem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Zoersel · since 2012
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Proefboren en boren · Rijkevorsel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT, ENTRAIDE, SOLIDARITE DANS LE TRAVAIL · Gerpinnes · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Dest International · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brussel · since 2023
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2000