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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Production of cinema films · Liège · since 1975
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Business and other management consultancy · Fernelmont · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2011
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Huy · since 1977
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zaventem · since 1977
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since 1982
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1982
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Abbreviation of De Ridder Vastgoedbeheer · Real estate agency activities · Boortmeerbeek · since 2016
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Dinant · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2017
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Asse · since 1973
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Other construction installation · since 1996
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2015
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Landscape service activities · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lommel · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Arendonk · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Trade name of ROSAJO · Full-service restaurants · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Rengin · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Zelzate · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Maasmechelen · since 2019