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.
“Distract09”
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 amusement and recreation activities · Gent · since 2020
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2020
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2003
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Hoegaarden · since 1992
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Quévy · since 1997
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Menen · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Bascharage · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1993
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Ukkel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of DIST Admin · Other business support services · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Stabroek · since 2004
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Etterbeek · since 1980
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Charleroi · since 1996