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.
“DOK”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of JUICY · Book publishing · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · La Hulpe · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Veenendaal · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of L & L INVEST · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Other printing · Gent · since 2008
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Trade name of LOCO-DOK · Full-service restaurants · Kalmthout · since 2018
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Wholesale of machine tools · Ternat · since 1987
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1989
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Other business support services · Schilde · since 1994
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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Office administrative and support services · since 2017
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Other business support services · Kinrooi · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Jette · since 2020
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2021
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Other construction installation · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2022
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Hasselt · since 2011
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Psychology services · since 2025
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General medical practice · Jalhay · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PUPILA · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Lessines · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · Keerbergen · since 1994
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Zonhoven · since 1999
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General medical practice · Zelzate · since 2017
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Physiotherapy · Arendonk · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bekkevoort · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Peer · since 2022
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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Dilbeek · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2010
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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General medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Abbreviation of DAMP OORD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of De ontmoeting · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
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Abbreviation of De Oases · Pajottegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Do! Time For You · Sports and recreation education · Ternat · since 2024