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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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lommel · since 2017
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of WILLY VERGOTE · Growing of pome and stone fruits · Staden · since 2011
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2003
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1991
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Zele · since 2016
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Other retail sale of food · since 2012
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Triple-M · Event catering · Leuven · since 2019
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Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2020
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Westerlo · since 1985