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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1993
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Rheinbach Bei Bonn · since 1987
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Stabroek · since 1992
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Jette · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2022
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Mixed farming · Riemst · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Assesse · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Dekenij Molenstraat Aalst · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Aalst · since 1986
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Other retail sale of new goods · Charleroi · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Nepali Milan Kendra Antwerpen, Belgium · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Stabroek · since 2025
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Mechelen · since 2017
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2013
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Kasterlee · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Diepenbeek · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Wielsbeke · since 2007
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Kortrijk · since 2024
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Floor and wall tiling · Beringen · since 2021