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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2021
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1989
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Raising of other animals · since 2004
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Other retail sale of new goods · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1991
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Other education · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Arbus · Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ASBL FESTIVA EVENT! · Gesves · since 2011
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Spa · since 1969
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Walhain · since 2022
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Huy · since 1991
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Riemst · since 1992
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Event catering · since 2017
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Trade name of EA Life · Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of STORMOPKOMST · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Turnhout · since 2000
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Chaudfontaine · since 2022
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Menen · since 2018
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2023
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Berlare · since 1992
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Zonhoven · since 1983
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1991
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Elsene · since 2001
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Oud-Heverlee · since 2019
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Châtelet · since 2020
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Other business support services · Schoten · since 2010
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Other retail sale of new goods · Le Roeulx · since 2010
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2005
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van vaat- en glaswerk, keuken- en tafelgerei, elektrische huishoudapparaten en andere huishoudelijke benodigdheden · Elsene · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of PICASS · Retail sale of household furniture · Kontich · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of DESMARCOAST · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017