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.
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oostende · since 1986
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ETHOS EUROPE · Oudergem · since 2022
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Hoeilaart · since 2023
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Other software publishing · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · Maldegem · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Sprimont · since 2011
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Abbreviation of iTeos Belgium · Research and development on biotechnology · Charleroi · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2005
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Kortrijk · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of APHRODITE · Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ENDURANCE TEAM ENGHIEN · Enghien · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2016
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Edegem · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Engineering Technology Empowerment · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Eyemed Ophtalmology Society · Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Eyes on sports · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Blankenberge · since 2009
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Geel · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Effective Office Solutions · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2006
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Joinery installation · Lokeren · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Groupement des généralistes d'Evere ou Schaerbeek · Evere · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ECKI ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY · Specialist medical practice · La Hulpe · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of TEOS CONSEILS · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of The era of sports · Other sports activities · Roeselare · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2006
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Roeselare · since 1991