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.
“DOBES”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Hasselt · since 2004
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Operation of sports facilities · Pecq · since 1984
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 1997
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Abbreviation of D'HOLIESLAGER - BESARD · Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostrozebeke · since 1972
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Amsterdam · since 1982
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General electrical installation work · Merksplas · since 2016
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Socio-cultural adult education · Rumst · since 2018
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Retail sale of household furniture · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kasterlee · since 2024
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DOBECO INVESTMENT COMPANY · Lier · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Drop Office Building · Aalst · since 2014
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Event catering · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Waimes · since 1993
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Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2006
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Antwerpen · since 1970