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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Soignies · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Verlaine · since 2010
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2006
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Market research and public opinion polling · Pajottegem · since 1983
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Travel agency activities · Ath · since 1997
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Meise · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Zulte · since 2024
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of BYT · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2008
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2018
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Genk · since 1975
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 2018
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Zaventem · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2023
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Tyre services · since 2026