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.
“Edams”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of EDAM · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Constructies VWG · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DOCTORAL PROGRAMMES ASSOCIATION IN MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of EUROPE DEPANNAGE ASSISTANCE SARL · Neufgrange · since 1987
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Association laitière européenne · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of EDA Vitality · Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Eireann Dance Academy · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DRIVER ACADEMY · Mouscron · since 2017
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Leuven · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EU Diamond Jewellery Association · Public relations and communication consultancy · Lier · since 2019
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Other business support services · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of EMMANUEL DELANNOY AVOCAT · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Wanze · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Kraainem · since 2003
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN DEVELOPPEMENT ASSOCIATION · Etterbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ELEKTRICITEITSWERKEN DEBAELE ANDY · General electrical installation work · Halen · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Malle · since 2007
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Abbreviation of EUROPESE DENTURISTEN ASSOCIATIE · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · Plombières · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EVE DURET AVOCATE · Activities of lawyers · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Etoiles de l'Avenir · Other amusement and recreation activities · Braine-le-Comte · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EDA BJJ/Grappling Academy · Fleurus · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Liège · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2015
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Vocational training · since 2020
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Ganshoren · since 2018
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Geel · since 2018
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Ardooie · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Estaimpuis · since 2019
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Ninove · since 2020
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Abbreviation of 9MM · Office administrative and support services · Jurbise · since 2020
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Kippenkwekerijen · Hoogstraten · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · Turnhout · since 2007
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Abbreviation of European Distribution of Amusement · Sint-Niklaas · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of Awsom · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Maaseik · since 2017