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.
“Ethos”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Virton · since 2023
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Wanze · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Brugge · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1983
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tremelo · since 2022
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Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · Buggenhout · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of VD-Academy · Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Theux · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · Herent · since 1976
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Elsene · since 1980
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Oostende · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Bonheiden · since 1998
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ronse · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Ninove · since 2006
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Computer programming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2025
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Etterbeek · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Ecole de Tambour d'Houdeng · La Louvière · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Jodoigne · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2019
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Mons · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Vorst · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Duffel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2020