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.
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
38 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Anderlecht · since 1995
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Event catering · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aartselaar · since 1999
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Kapellen · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1989
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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since 2023
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2010
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Genappe · since 2019
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Dental practice · since 2025
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General medical practice · Thuin · since 2026
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General medical practice · since 2018
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since 2025
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2019
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Other education · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2004
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Activities of lawyers · Mechelen · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2026
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since 2026
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2026
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since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2007
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of PLOUM PLOUM · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · La Bruyère · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Liège · since 1997
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · Vorst · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2000
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2016
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Tubize · since 2020
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Abbreviation of L'UNION NATIONAL DES IMMIGRES ALBANAIS · tirana · since 2008
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025