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.
“ESPLAN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Donceel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Fédération Européenne pour la Planification Stratégique · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Etudes, Gestion et Planification · Business and other management consultancy · Theux · since 1986
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Lummen · since 1999
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of UNITE PASTORALE DE MONS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 1922
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Genk · since 1992
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Ieper · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2009
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Office administrative and support services · Elsene · since 1987
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Activities of building architects · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of RISE4LIFE · Algemeen welzijnswerk met huisvesting · Brussel · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Land surveying · Asse · since 1998
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Abbreviation of PALESTINE LEGAL ACTION NETWORK · Brussel · since 2014
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Laureins · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Damme · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Riemst · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2004