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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lichtervelde · since 2018
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Lint · since 2005
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Other information technology and computer services · Olen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Europe Télématique Information Conseil · Other business support services · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EURASIAN TRADING INVESTMENT COMPANY · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ganshoren · since 1989
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Etterbeek · since 1990
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TAPE INDUSTRY COUNCIL - CONSEIL EUROPEEN DE L'INDUSTRIE DE LA BANDE MAGNETIQUE · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of European Transactions and Investments Company · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1999
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2017
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Other sports activities · Nijlen · since 2018
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Event catering · Mechelen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TIMBER INDUSTRIES CONFEDERATION · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2008
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · since 2024