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.
“En Archipel”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Vorst · since 2018
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Name of Conseil de la Jeunesse Catholique · Youth work associations · Elsene · since 1976
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Liège · since 1984
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Antwerpen · since 1987
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Gent · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Lasne · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Aide á la Reconversion en Région de Charlerloi par l'Insertion professionnelle et la Création d'Emploi Locaux · Other business support services · Charleroi · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of RooftopTiger · Cultural education · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Book publishing · Herzele · since 2021
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Edegem · since 2023
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Visual arts creation · Gent · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Archipel Business Growth · Other legal services · Kampenhout · since 2026
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2020
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Vocational training · Geer · since 2011
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Abbreviation of RESEAU EUROPEEN CONTRE LE RACISME · Other membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2003
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997