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.
“FAMILY CLASS”
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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Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Famelight · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Greenwich London · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Aalst · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of NK26 · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Family - La maison des Familles · Elsene · since 2025
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 2023
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Jette · since 1960
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 1983
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beersel · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Jette · since 2004
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General medical practice · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Raeren · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Bastogne · since 2005
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since 2017