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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Keerbergen · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Brussel · since 2015
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Psychology services · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Abbreviation of El Gato Real Estate · Development of non-residential building projects · Leuven · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2024
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kruisem · since 2006
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General cleaning of buildings · Halle · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Europese Juristenvereniging · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LIFT ASSOCIATION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1999
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Abbreviation of European Logistics Association · Book publishing · Brussel · since 1999
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Koekelberg · since 2015
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Stabroek · since 2016
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of EXCELLENCE VEHICULES · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Profondeville · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Ex Leiding Assent · Bekkevoort · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ELA VZW · Other membership organisations · Grimbergen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ELA, Soins à domicile · Nursing and midwifery · Couvin · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alliance de la Gauche Européenne pour les Peuples et la Planète · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Elsene · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eva Lippens Avocate · Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Turnhout · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2012
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Anderlecht · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Mofa Gelato Concepts · Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Menen · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2018
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since 2022