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.
“DOVAS”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · Eeklo · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Other specialised construction activities · Ukkel · since 1983
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of DE VADDER - ASSELMAN · Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 1996
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Sint-Truiden · since 2001
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Zottegem · since 2003
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Freight transport by road · Quiévrain · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2015
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Hedehusene · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Leuven · since 2018
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Insurance agents and brokers · Linter · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Lebbeke · since 2023
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Ingelmunster · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Blankenberge · since 1992
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Lochristi · since 1991
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zonhoven · since 2008
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Zaventem · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Tandartspraktijk van Schoonhoven · Dental practice · Herentals · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Laureins · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Accountantskantoor Vanhorebeek Douwtje · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Linter · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Bastogne · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Zwevegem · since 2020
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Oostkamp · since 2022
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Evergem · since 2006
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Tubize · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2021