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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · De Panne · since 1993
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since 1999
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since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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since 2009
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2008
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Funeral services · Poperinge · since 1993
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Joinery installation · since 2007
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Activities of building architects · since 1985
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since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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since 1998
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Roofing work · Herent · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Ieper · since 1993
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Abbreviation of DE MUYT SANITAIR & VERWARMING · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Beernem · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2016