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.
“DOCKHOUSE”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Brugge · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenaken · since 2020
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Brugge · since 1997
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2009
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Other specialised construction activities · Tournai · since 2015
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Incourt · since 2011
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General medical practice · Ath · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of VOF The Man Factory · Cafés and bars · Boom · since 2017
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Ardooie · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1976
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Mirza Autoservice · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2022
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Tournai · since 2024
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Gent · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Ternat · since 2025