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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“EMSPIRE”

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

14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • EMSPIRE same name
    Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2011
  • EMPIRE very similar
    Vertoning van films · Charleroi · since 1987
  • EMPIRE very similar
    Other business support services · Gent · since 1995
  • Retail sale of footwear · since 1993
  • Empire very similar
    Schaarbeek · since 2019
  • EMPIRE very similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2010
  • EMPIRE very similar
    Name of an establishment of VIZZINI JEAN-CARLO ET MESSA ADRIANA ADF · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Charleroi · since 2012
  • Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2012
  • EMPIRE very similar
    Cafés and bars · Oudenburg · since 2024
  • EM.PIRE very similar
    Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2026
  • ETS PIRE very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
  • Enspire very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
  • Enspire very similar
    Gent · since 2025
  • Empire very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other financial services · since 2017
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EMSP similar
    Abbreviation of L'Ecole maternelle Saint-Pierre · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon kleuteronderwijs · Ath · since 1983
  • E.M.S.P. similar
    Abbreviation of THE EUROPEAN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PLATFORM · Speur- en ontwikkelingswerk op het gebied van de maatschappij- en geesteswetenschappen · Schaarbeek · since 2000
  • E.MS.P. similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2016
  • EMSP similar
    Abbreviation of EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROJECTS · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Stoumont · since 2012
  • Literary creation · since 2024
  • SPIRE similar
    Abbreviation of SOCIETE PATRIMONIALE D'INVESTISSEMENT ET DE RENOVATION · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Assesse · since 1988
  • SPIRE similar
    Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2015
  • Spire similar
    Trade name of Spire group · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2021
  • EPIRE similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Full-service restaurants · Seraing · since 2018

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