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.
“Donkey”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Oudenburg · since 2012
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Other business support services · Westerlo · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of FRDDB SERVICES · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Elsene · since 2020
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Other printing · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Kontich · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1993
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Lo-Reninge · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lint · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Braine-le-Comte · since 2021
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Grobbendonk · since 1990
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Psychology services · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Kruisem · since 2020
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Aalst · since 2022
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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of PIXI LEUVEN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2010