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.
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ouffet · since 2021
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Amel · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2002
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since 1988
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Logging · since 2017
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Other legal services · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van verdelgingsmiddelen, ontsmettingsmiddelen en andere chemische producten voor de landbouw · Heusden-Zolder · since 1985
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Proefboren en boren · Rijkevorsel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT, ENTRAIDE, SOLIDARITE DANS LE TRAVAIL · Gerpinnes · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Dest International · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brussel · since 2023
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Tielt · since 2002
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Activities of notaries · Perwez · since 2004
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Ukkel · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1992
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Cannes · since 1992
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Huy · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · Overijse · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Asse · since 1991
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 1989
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Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 2016
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1993
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DEGLA · Activities of holding companies · Bornem · since 2006