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.
“FILINE”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Oostende · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Verviers · since 1988
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of RUTTEN ALEX & DEFERM STIJN · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Hamont-Achel · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 2023
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Other technical testing and analysis · Wavre · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lommel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Beerse · since 2012
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Gent · since 1953
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Rijkevorsel · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Brussel · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · Beringen · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Koksijde · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Andenne · since 2019
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Logistics services · Gent · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Villers-la-Ville · since 2004
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Liedekerke · since 2007
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Other financial services · Deinze · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1986
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Abbreviation of VrouwenBron · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Aarschot · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Lebbeke · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2009
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Plumbing work · since 2025
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Brussel · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Heusden-Zolder · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of FIRST LINE CLOTHING · Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Gerpinnes · since 2014
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jurbise · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Mouscron · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Saint-Ghislain · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2024
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Wholesale of other food products · Charleroi · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of EAUXO · Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Charleroi · since 1990