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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Theux · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zwevegem · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Londerzeel · since 2005
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Veterinary services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of FLORENCE ET LA MACHINE · Tattoo and piercing services · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2021
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Helsinki · since 2019
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Other financial services · Schilde · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Erpe-Mere · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Meix-devant-Virton · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Etudiants Libéraux · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1974
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'ENTRAIDE DES DIVISIONS LIEGEOISES DE LA SOCIETE ANONYME COCKERILL SAMBRE · Seraing · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Fodore et Lignum · Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Lochristi · since 1998
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Weiswampach 9991 · since 2000
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2017
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Dental practice · Oostende · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Bredene · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kaprijke · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Studio Fel · Sports and recreation education · Gent · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Felice Montigny · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Enseignement libre à Marche · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1997
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Harelbeke · since 2002
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General medical practice · Haacht · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Mechelen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Oud-Heverlee · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European LGBTQI+ Media Association · Etterbeek · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rotselaar · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Association Européenne des Fabricants de Lécithine · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Gent · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Pelt · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2025
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Haacht · since 2020