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-API”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2024
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General medical practice · Ranst · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Liège · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Willebroek · since 1988
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Boom · since 1994
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Abbreviation of OKAPI - ASSOCIATION DE LA PROVINCE ORIENTALE · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Veterinary services · Zwevegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of OKAPI RRR · Hasselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Orthopedie Kinesitherapie Aster Peeters Innovation · Physiotherapy · Holsbeek · since 2023
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Finishing of textiles · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2022
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Sambreville · since 2005
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Other business support services · Charleroi · since 2007
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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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Antwerpen · since 1952
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of machine tools · Ternat · since 1987
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Amstetten · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2019
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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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Psychology services · 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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Zonhoven · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Verhuur en lease van transportmiddelen voor vervoer over water · Gent · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalst · since 2019