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.
“Filoes”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Duffel · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of DE GELAARSDE KAT · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ieper · since 1985
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ieper · since 1994
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Nursing and midwifery · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · Leuven · since 2011
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Deinze · since 1999
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Physiotherapy · Temse · since 2023
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Lille · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Fondation Sainte Philomène · Sambreville · since 2025
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2003
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Wingene · since 2026
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Paris · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Lille · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Mouscron · since 2023
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2012
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Retail sale of footwear · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2006
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2024