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.
“DOPAMINE”
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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kasterlee · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-le-Château · since 2010
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2021
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Other education · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Peignoir & Panda · Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 2014
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Other business support services · Seneffe · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Paris · since 2020
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Kraainem · since 2022
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General medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Roeselare · since 1997
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Abbreviation of DoPa Events · Other membership organisations · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026