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.
“DR. BEX”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1995
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Operation of sports facilities · Pecq · since 1984
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1996
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Real estate agency activities · Fléron · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Geer · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · since 2007
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Other information service activities · Vilvoorde · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ORBEX TAX-AUDIT & ACCOUNTING · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Duffel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Donnaroom.be · Arendonk · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2018
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General medical practice · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DATA RAETS BELGIUM · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Herentals · since 1986
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Painting of buildings · Flémalle · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of DR-M Art · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DEVOS RISK & BENEFITS · Insurance agents and brokers · Liège · since 2019
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Dilbeek · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Drone Racing Belgium · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Dendermonde · since 2023
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Materials recovery from waste · Alken · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of DOKTER MARC HABEX · General medical practice · Halen · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · Ans · since 2008