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.
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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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wijnegem · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of Bright Smile · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Leuven · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DENKSPORT U.A. · Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Zaventem · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Aywaille · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
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Gent · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Kraainem · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Gent · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Jodoigne · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Menen · since 2026
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Other legal services · Wervik · since 1985
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Olne · since 1991
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Tournai · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Herk-de-Stad · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DREAM UP · Charleroi · since 2018
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Abbreviation of DOBRE UTCA · Hotels and similar accommodation · Waregem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of DOC URO · Ukkel · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2021