Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Dearly”

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.

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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

4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

Dearly same name

Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Lievegem · since 2018
Early very similar

Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2014
Y EARLY very similar

Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Asse · since 2020
DEAFLY. (sole trader) very similar

Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026

Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.

DEAR (sole trader) similar

Joinery installation · since 2021
Dear Life similar

Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oupeye · since 2025
HAD EARLY similar

General construction of residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2026
DE ARK similar

Abbreviation of Sociaal Nut en Christelijk Vermaak aldeneik · Maaseik · since 1923
De Ark similar

Kortrijk · since 1980
De Ark similar

Abbreviation of De Antwerpse Rolkar · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 1986
DE ARK similar

Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1990
DE ARK similar

Real estate agency activities · Tielt · since 1994
DE-ARA (sole trader) similar

Raising of other animals · since 2013
DE ARK similar

Activities of head offices · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2016
De Ark (sole trader) similar

Full-service restaurants · since 2018
De Ark similar

Vermogensbeheer · Tienen · since 2019
De Ark similar

Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2019
De Ark similar

Veterinary services · Hulshout · since 2020
DE ARK similar

Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Aalst · since 2010
DE ARK similar

Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wuustwezel · since 2012
De Ark similar

Abbreviation of De Ark, Catechesecentrum St.-Jan · Anzegem · since 2005
de Ark similar

Name of an establishment of BEMO · Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
De Ark similar

Sports and recreation education · Diksmuide · since 2025
De Ark 3 similar

Name of an establishment of Kinderkuren · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Leuven · since 2001
"De Arne" similar

Name of an establishment of RK DECOR · General construction of residential buildings · Ganshoren · since 2013
De Ark 1 similar

Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
De Ark 3 similar

Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
De Ark 2 similar

Development of non-residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
de ARTS similar

Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010
De Ark similarin bankruptcy or liquidation

Nieuwpoort · since 1948

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