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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Advertising agencies · Evergem · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Liège · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Fleurus · since 1990
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Evere · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapellen · since 2010
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Activities of interior architects · Berlaar · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Enghien · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 2012
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Waimes · since 1991
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Gent · since 1993
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Lievegem · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
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Other business support services · Brussel · since 2020
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2010
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Nursing and midwifery · Oostende · since 2020
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Event catering · Zemst · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Awans · since 2026
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Support activities for crop production · Pajottegem · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van gips voor de bouw · Wemmel · since 2020
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2011