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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Lebbeke · since 1995
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Abbreviation of De Wilde Plas vzw · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Wholesale of live animals · Pittem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of De Warmste Petanquers · Oostende · since 2026
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Olen · since 2022
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Lokeren · since 2007
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Huis De Weijers · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of DIRECT WAY · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of DATAWIN · Advertising agencies · Elsene · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Grimbergen · since 2005
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Support activities for crop production · Havelange · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2025