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.
“DINGS”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Bonheiden · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2014
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Computer programming · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Other business support services · Lille · since 2021
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Computer programming · Oud-Heverlee · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of AUXILIUM A.S.B.L. · Liège · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2017
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Event catering · Mortsel · since 2015
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Mechelen · since 2017
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Gent · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Donceel · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Kortrijk · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Kortrijk · since 1968
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Brussel · since 1985
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Graphic design and visual communication · Hasselt · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brussel · since 2001
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Translation services · since 2013
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Etterbeek · since 2012
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Erpe-Mere · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Geel · since 2018
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Wommelgem · since 2023
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Etterbeek · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 2018