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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Zoutleeuw · since 2005
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Roeselare · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2007
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2000
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aarschot · since 2021
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of AC Vetco Belgium External · Veterinary services · Zaventem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of VEDEBE · Retail sale of other household articles · Aalst · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of RR INTERIEUR · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Land surveying · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2021
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Deinze · since 2003