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.
“De Planner”
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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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Stabroek · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · Diksmuide · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Geraardsbergen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1993
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Begijnendijk · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Herent · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Tielt · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 1985
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Cafés and bars · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of TONUSO · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Veurne · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of 4 Makers · Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Ieper · since 2018
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Retie · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geraardsbergen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rochefort · since 2021
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2010
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since 1992
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Cafés and bars · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of BONKAT · Cafés and bars · Rumst · since 2021
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2014