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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Activities of holding companies · Haaltert · since 2020
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Other financial services · Pittem · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Zulte · since 1979
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1984
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2012
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brecht · since 1981
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Activities of holding companies · Malmedy · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of SALVATORE BARRASSI · Graphic design and visual communication · Binche · since 2022
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Oostende · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Fiscomat Consultancy · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kapellen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Fish Factory · Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Ranst · since 2012
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Wichelen · since 1978
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 1989
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Remicourt · since 2014
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Machining of metals · since 2016
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Hoeilaart · since 1968