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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Bouillon · since 2020
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Walhain · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · since 1994
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Paris · since 1998
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Brussel · since 2002
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London NW1 6SE · since 1991
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Fleurus · since 2005
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Elsene · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Evere · since 2015
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Interior design · since 2021
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Abbreviation of European Pulp Industry Sector Association · Elsene · since 2005
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Etterbeek · since 1985
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Kortrijk · since 1998