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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Attert · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Westerlo · since 2017
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Other technical testing and analysis · Stekene · since 2022
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Antwerpen · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Other business support services · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Genk · since 2026
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Travel agency activities · since 2026
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Asse · since 1989
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since 1980
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 1981
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Development of residential building projects · Brugge · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of J. BLOMME et Co · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 1997
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1999
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Aalst · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Kapellen · since 2015
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2015
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Zwevegem · since 2018
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Trade name of The Veggies · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of EPIC RUSHES · Site preparation · Zwevegem · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Pastorale liégeoise universitaire et du Supérieur · Liège · since 1997