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.
“Flipper”
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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Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Brussel · since 1996
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Linnich · since 1980
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · since 1994
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2002
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Travel agency activities · Leuven · since 1994
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Kasterlee · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Mortsel · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · since 2016
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2010
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Destelbergen · since 1980
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maasmechelen · since 2007
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of PROVIS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herselt · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Niklaas · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Wattignies · since 1999
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Abbreviation of FLANDERS IDEA PLATFORM · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Leuven · since 1972
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · since 2016
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Leuven · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of FLIP - FLANDERS' IDEAL PIG · Teelt van specerijgewassen en van aromatische en medicinale gewassen · Lievegem · since 1983