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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Kruisem · since 2021
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Employment placement agencies · Ardooie · since 1994
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Advertising agencies
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Other information service activities · Mechelen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ZAMETEIRE · Floor and wall tiling · Overijse · since 2004
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Abbreviation of ADV CONSULT · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Schoten · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Boom · since 2013
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Other business support services · Hoeilaart · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Glabbeek · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1996
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Lochristi · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Ternat · since 1976
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Abbreviation of FidAdvice Boekhouding & Fiscaliteit · Other legal services · Schoten · since 2020
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Aalst · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Beloeil · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ravels · since 2021
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Abbreviation of FYNADVICE Consult · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 2023
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Leuven · since 2011
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Other building finishing work · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kalmthout · since 2003