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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Eglise de Dieu Le Réveil · Activities of religious organisations · Liège · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2015
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Els De Ridder · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van motorfietsen · Bornem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of EGLISE DE LA RECONCILIATION · Elsene · since 2008
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Torhout · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ELYKIAH-DRC · Ukkel · since 2014
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Specialist medical practice · Diepenbeek · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ETHEL DRUART RAY · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2012
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DIGITAL RIGHTS · Activities of professional membership organisations · Etterbeek · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van batterijen en accumulatoren · Hasselt · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Izegem · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vosselaar · since 2022
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Abbreviation of LES ETUDES DIRIGEES · Wavre · since 1996
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EDOR · Literary creation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Event catering · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ELECTRO-DEPATURE · Other specialised construction activities · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Eva Dobbels · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Etienne Durand · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · Denderleeuw · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ethereal Darkness · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Halle · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · since 2005