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.
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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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt-Winge · since 2021
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Ninove · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Doenker Events vzw · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Herentals · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Etterbeek · since 2002
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Other information service activities · since 2019
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2021
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Trade name of Stichting Derde Orde St. Elisabeth en St. Maria Chiro Vrienden · Turnhout · since 2022
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Gent · since 2010
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Dilbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of PARDOES · Sound recording · Gent · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Zoersel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2025
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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2019