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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Physiotherapy · Hasselt · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Houthulst · since 2023
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Gent · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Denderleeuw · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2021
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Kasterlee · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2023
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zoersel · since 2025
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Stabroek · since 1996
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Overige accommodatie · Oudenaarde · since 2008
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Etalle · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Europese Landen Konferentie · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1986
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Maldegem · since 2000
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Bonheiden · since 2015
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Insurance agents and brokers · Heusden-Zolder · since 2005
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2017
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since 2004
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since 1990