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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Veurne · since 2021
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Market research and public opinion polling · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1993
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2001
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Sankt Vith · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2021
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Market research and public opinion polling · Zandhoven · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 2017
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Aalter · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Dental practice · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of TRYUS · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 1986
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Wervik · since 2018
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Wuustwezel · since 2025
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since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Braine-le-Comte · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of AY-BIMS · Plumbing work · Ronse · since 2020
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since 2009
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Laarne · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2005
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since 2006
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Sankt Vith · since 1977