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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Maldegem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Bonheiden · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Evangelische Kerk Tessenderlo · Diest · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beringen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ELEKTRICITEITSWERKEN KATOGLU TAMER · General electrical installation work · Genk · since 2012
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN KYOKUSHINKAI TEZUKA GROUP · Sombreffe · since 2005
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Chastre · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Eupener Kabeltechnik GMBH · Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Baelen · since 1999