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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Liège · since 1990
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 1989
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Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Izegem · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Jette · since 1991
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Association of european space research establishments · Research and development on biotechnology · Elsene · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA SURETE, LA FIABILITE ET LES DONNEES · Elsene · since 1994
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Computer programming · Zele · since 2026
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN STAR REGISTRY · Antwerpen · since 2008
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WASHINGTON · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Ecole SOLID'R · Ukkel · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of V.S.K. INTERNATIONAL · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · since 2001