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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BERU · Antwerpen · since 1979
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Abbreviation of EURO SERVICE BROEDERS · Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 1984
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Market research and public opinion polling · Herent · since 1987
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Bree · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · Etterbeek · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS BELGIUM · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ELMECO SERVICES BELGIUM · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
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Abbreviation of EXPERTSELECT BELGIUM · Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ENTREPRISE SERVICES BELGIQUE · Site preparation · Drogenbos · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Education Somatique Bruxelles · Sports and recreation education · Vorst · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Dublin 3 · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Education Sportify Brussels · Jette · since 2020
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Abbreviation of EGLISE DE SION EN BELGIQUE · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2004
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Raising of other animals · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Estlandse Vereniging in België · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Temse · since 2024
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor ouderen en voor personen met een lichamelijke handicap, n.e.g. · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2010
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Gavere · since 1990
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SAVINGS AND RETAIL BANKING GROUP · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1967
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Abbreviation of ES BROADCAST MEDIA · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Leuven · since 1989
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Gennevilliers · since 2003
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Abbreviation of European Straw Building Association - Association Européenne de la Construction en Paille (ESBA) · Gent · since 2016
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN, MIDDLE EASTERN & AFRICAN SOCIETY OFR BIOPRESERVATION & BIOBANKING · Activiteiten van bibliotheken · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of EUROPE EN SPORT BELGIQUE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Photography, excluding press photography · Ranst · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT NETWORK · Elsene · since 2012
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SATSUKI BONSAI ASSOCIATION · Dilbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ESSENSE BASKETBALCLUB · Media representation · Essen · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lubbeek · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2015
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Zele · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2007
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Abbreviation of European Society of Biochemical Engeneering Sciences · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Brussel · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EDDY SPORT · Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1986
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since 1987
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Abbreviation of ESPRIT SPORTIF · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Evolve Safely · Other information service activities · Rijkevorsel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EECKMAN SERVICES · Insurance agents and brokers · Elsene · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of EAGLE SOLUTIONS · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gembloux · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Emmanuel Szafran · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Ergoschool · Other education · Rixensart · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EFFICIENCY SUBCONTRACTING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Andenne · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ESPOIR ET FUTUR · Brussel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of EYUP SULTAN · Charleroi · since 2010
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Physiotherapy · Hoeilaart · since 2011
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Logistics services · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Event Support Service · Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2006
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Abbreviation of BRECHTSE FOTOKRING EIGEN SCHOON · Brecht · since 2008
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Abbreviation of EET SMAKELIJK · Event catering · Kalmthout · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Emil Sociéty · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ENERGIE SOLIDAIRE · Koekelberg · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EMET side · Sports and recreation education · Seneffe · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SPORTS AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES · Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 1994
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Abbreviation of European Service · Nivelles · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Europa Star · Ukkel · since 1990