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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of FARINELLE IMMO · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tintigny · since 1993
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tintigny · since 2023
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2007
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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since 2024
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since 1999
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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since 1999
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since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 1993
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since 2002
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2000
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1989
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · since 1999
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Psychology services · since 2011
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2024
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Fonds d'Aide Rapide aux Indépendants et Entrepreneurs · Liège · since 2020