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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Heusden-Zolder · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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Roosendaal · since 2007
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Employment placement agencies · Temse · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Beersel · since 2026
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MARCHAIS · since 2017
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Jabbeke · since 2020
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Tilburg · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · LIMERIK · since 2024
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Bonheiden · since 1999
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · La Hulpe · since 2019
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NEWARK · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2020
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Book publishing · since 1976
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Antwerpen · since 1972
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE ANONYME D'EXPANSION ECONOMIQUE, CULTURELLE ET TOURISTIQUE D'ENTRE SAMBRE ET MEUSE · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Namur · since 1980