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.
“DirectInvest”
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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Activities of holding companies · Ellezelles · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Diest · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2011
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ichtegem · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lasne · since 2005
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Hasselt · since 1981
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 1985
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Real estate agency activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2000
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Other personal services · Sint-Laureins · since 2013
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Laureins · since 2019
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Geel · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ternat · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Pittem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Torhout · since 2012
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Retail sale of games and toys · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lanaken · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Bree · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Herve · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Mettet · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2021
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Ukkel · since 2021
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Dendermonde · since 1985
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Visé · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2023
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Halle · since 2023
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Elsene · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Ganshoren · since 1973
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1994
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Namur · since 2013
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Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Neupré · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Roeselare · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leuven · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Wielsbeke · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lennik · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · Geraardsbergen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Brakel · since 2025