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.
“DOX”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Lier · since 1960
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Name of an establishment of HOME INVEST BELGIUM · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2017
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since 1994
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Vervaardiging van scharen, messen, bestekken enz · since 2010
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since 1982
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Psychology services · since 2008
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Middelkerke · since 1989
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Hasselt · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Grez-Doiceau · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Bassenge · since 2008
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DAMP OORD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of De ontmoeting · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
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Abbreviation of De Oases · Pajottegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Do! Time For You · Sports and recreation education · Ternat · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Ans · since 2022