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.
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of non-residential building projects · Voeren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of European Society for Emergency Nursing · Liège · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Soumagne · since 1994
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since 2003
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Veterinary services · since 2016
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1989
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2017
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since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GAMA BAR · Cafés and bars · Vorst · since 2025
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Wholesale of live animals · since 1984
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since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lanaken · since 2023
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · Brecht · since 2021
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Dental practice · Schilde · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of BERT MEEUSSEN · Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Wuustwezel · since 2009
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2008
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Dental practice · Olen · since 1987
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Plumbing work · Zoersel · since 2005
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Merksplas · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Ranst · since 2020
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Groothandel in andere akkerbouwproducten · Kalmthout · since 2022
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since 2025
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Joinery installation · Brecht · since 1995
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2014
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Support activities for animal production · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018