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.
“Devlies, Margo”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Staden · since 2015
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Rotselaar · since 2026
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Zele · since 1990
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Estaimpuis · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Menen · since 2000
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Mixed farming · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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since 2007
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Evara · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1955
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Antwerpen · since 1977
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since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants
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Veterinary services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of DAVY VAN AKEN · Landscape service activities · Oostende · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars De Vliet, Antwerpen Sint-Jansvliet 21 en 23 · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Londerzeel · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of BELGIUM NEW CONCEPTS · Full-service restaurants · Bonheiden · since 1994
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Wuustwezel · since 1994