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.
“Faes, Sam”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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since 1997
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1990
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Plastering work · Hoogstraten · since 1996
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Uitgeven van kranten · Pelt · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1982
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1995
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Psychology services · Lochristi · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2011
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since 1990
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since 2015
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Diksmuide · since 2001
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1991
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Comines-Warneton · since 1993
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Mechelen · since 2026