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.
“DON KEN”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Oudenburg · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Other business support services · Westerlo · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · Verviers · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van niet-elektrische huishoudapparaten · Kortrijk · since 2020
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Lokeren · since 2014
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Employment placement agencies · Boom · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Tielt-Winge · since 2011
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Abbreviation of DESIGN OP NIVEAU · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Diest · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
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Joinery installation · Kruisem · since 2020
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Aalst · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1994
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of PIXI LEUVEN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2010