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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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Fivé · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Oostkamp · since 1968
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Brussel · since 1983
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Brussel · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2018
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Event catering · Aalst · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2013
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Evergem · since 2024