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.
“ERDECEE”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 1996
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Westerlo · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · Gavere · since 2007
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · Wellen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1995
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Roofing work · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2018