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.
“Dokat”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Zonhoven · since 1999
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Retail sale of bicycles · Geel · since 1994
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Geel · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of XU · Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Translation services · since 2020
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dentergem · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Mol · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Nursing and midwifery · Putte · since 2007
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Maarkedal · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Mixed farming · Zottegem · since 2026
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Kortrijk · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of machine tools · Ternat · since 1987
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Amstetten · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2019
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Other construction installation · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PUPILA · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Lessines · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van transportmiddelen voor vervoer over water · Gent · since 2019
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General medical practice · Ranst · since 2024
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of JUICY · Book publishing · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2025