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.
“Free Dance”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1996
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2008
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Office administrative and support services · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2007
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Other education · since 2010
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Kortrijk · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Formation Recherches Etudes Edition · Elsene · since 1989
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Kortrijk · since 2018
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Feminist Revolution for Education at Equity · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2019
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Ranst · since 2002
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Wielsbeke · since 1973
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Beyne-Heusay · since 1998
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2021
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brugge · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 2004
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Zottegem · since 1998
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Vilvoorde · since 1995
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Real estate agency activities · Ellezelles · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Izegem · since 2024