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.
“Defays, David”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2023
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · since 2017
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Liège · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt · since 1989
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Computer programming · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Liège · since 1994
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since 1977
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 2015
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Site preparation · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2020
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2009
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Wellen · since 2010
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2016
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ans · since 1990
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2008
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2008
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Insulation installation · since 1997
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2006
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Mobile food service activities · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Combined facilities support activities · since 2014
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since 2015
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since 1999
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2009
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2012
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since 2016
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Joinery installation · since 2005
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Roofing work · since 2026