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.
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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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Heuvelheem · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Kruisem · since 1973
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Event catering · Gent · since 2020
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · Lochristi · since 2012
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ninove · since 2025
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Grimbergen · since 2025
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Ieper · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of CKG DON BOSCO · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of 3Wplus Kinderopvang · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Asse · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2020
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since 2024
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Other education · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Leuven · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Helan Kinderopvang · Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Other business support services · Zemst · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of VAN DEN WIJNGAERT Carola · Visual arts creation · Stabroek · since 2010
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Other personal services · since 2012
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Vorselaar · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of C-Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Fondation Katanga · Brussel · since 1997
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Abbreviation of KWA IMANI · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FONDATION NE KONGO POUR LA PAIX ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABEL · Elsene · since 2004