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.
“ETHOM”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Virton · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ETHOS EUROPE · Oudergem · since 2022
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Wanze · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Brugge · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Zoutleeuw · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Zoutleeuw · since 2018
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Veterinary services · Eeklo · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2017
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Abbreviation of END TIME HARVESTER INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Materials recovery from waste · Wijnegem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Ecole de Tambour d'Houdeng · La Louvière · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Jodoigne · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Pajottegem · since 2023
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Sankt Vith · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Thomas Handy Organization Management · Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Technical Hands on Management Construction · Support activities for animal production · Balen · since 2010
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Other financial services · Soignies · since 1990
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025