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.
“DOTA”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Herselt · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Gerpinnes · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Malle · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Mol · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Bouillon · since 2018
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Other membership organisations · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Other education · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2002
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Uitgeven van computerspellen · Berloz · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Web portal activities · Maldegem · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wetteren · since 2011
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Abbreviation of De Ontknoping Therapeutisch Centrum · Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ninove · since 2025
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 2018