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.
“DEDRAS”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Mechelen · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1994
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Lede · since 1992
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Bree · since 2011
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Grimbergen · since 1991
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Event catering · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of DISTRIBUTION EUROPEENNE PRODUITS REGIONAUX, ARTISANAUX ET SPIRITEUX · Full-service restaurants · Dinant · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of notaries · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Pajottegem · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Lievegem · since 1986
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Roeselare · since 2024
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Tielt · since 1973
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Pelt · since 1973
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Vervaardiging van gegolfd papier, golfkarton en verpakkingsmateriaal van papier en karton · since 2026
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · De Panne · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tenneville · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Hooglede · since 2026