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.
“DONUM”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1993
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Vermogensbeheer · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of DONUM ORIGINALS · Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Hasselt · since 2013
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Pet training · Herentals · since 2022
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ilina · since 1990
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Tienen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of QUOD BONUM, FELIX FAUSTUMQUE SIT · Computer programming · Evergem · since 1992
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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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
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Name of an establishment of DOUGHNUT BRANDS BELGIUM · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2017