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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of BANTAAN · General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Fonds voor de vorming van de werknemers die tot de bevoegdheid van het paritair comité voor de vrije beroepen behoren · Vocational training · Brussel · since 2011
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Other technical testing and analysis · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ieper · since 2023
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Genk · since 2024
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Fédération des opérateurs en Logistique et Douanes · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Earth Family · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Beringen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2015