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.
“EDWARDS”
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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Ieper · since 1999
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GENNEVILLIERS · since 1998
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Wholesale of other household goods · FELDKIRCHEN · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1997
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since 1978
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · since 2002
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since 1994
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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since 2013
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Machining of metals · since 2015
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2021
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Handel in elektriciteit · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · PONTYPRIDD · since 2011
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West Sussex · since 2014
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since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of ORANJER · Event catering · Gent · since 2015
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Uitgeven van computerspellen · since 2009
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Antwerpen · since 1988
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Tubize · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · De Haan · since 2021
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Vorst · since 2021
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Lede · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Mons · since 2021
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Lommel · since 1997
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2018
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2021
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Vorst · since 2024
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2017
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SIERRE · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2021