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.
“DEFINEA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Koksijde · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Brugge · since 2020
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Défense des Intérêts des Assurés · Anderlecht · since 1960
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2016
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Koekelare · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Essen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Charleroi · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Charleroi · since 1968
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Oostkamp · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Développement, Etudes et Formation en Informatique · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1994
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Nyon · since 1995
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Trade name of M.H.C.L. · Other non-specialised retail sale · Dison · since 2012
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BLARINGHEM · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DESLANDES ESPACE FINANCEMENT INTERNATIONAL · Mouscron · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Développement des Essences Forestières Indigènes · Chimay · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2006
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Lochristi · since 1994
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Freight transport by road · Etalle · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Villers-la-Ville · since 2004
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Waregem · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2012