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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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Elsene · since 1984
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Genk · since 2010
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Brussel · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of Digital Transformers · Computer programming · Aartselaar · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Riemst · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Ermus Immo-Bouwconcept · Buying and selling of own real estate · Genk · since 2014
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Leuven · since 1993
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Brussel · since 2021
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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CRESPIN · since 2017
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Namur · since 1997
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Haacht · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gavere · since 2002
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Elec Reynders M · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lummen · since 2007
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Nijlen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Enterprise and Resource Management · Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of AUTO-ECOLE PERMIS 2000 · Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 1987
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Performing arts by independent artists · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2012
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Dilbeek · since 2017
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Brussel · since 2023
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Brussel · since 2025
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Eeklo · since 1988