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.
“ENCOURAGE”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Gent · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Herckenrode · Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Zedelgem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of SUIT-OFF · General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1980
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kasterlee · since 1994
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Gent · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2007
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Kortenberg · since 2026
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Insulation installation · Kasterlee · since 2014
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Brussel · since 2014
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St Egrève · since 1985
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Saint Egreve · since 1986
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Verviers · since 1996
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Brussel · since 1958
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2004
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Sint-Laureins · since 2025