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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenburg · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2015
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Gent · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of FUSION BRAND COMMUNICATION · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1985
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Turnhout · since 1990
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Hoegaarden · since 2002
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Machining of metals · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Amel · since 2001
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Soignies · since 2026
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Cultural education · Tournai · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
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Cultural education · Antoing · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of FAR CONSTRUCTS · General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2021
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Computer programming · Gesves · since 2006
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2004
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Computer programming · Chaudfontaine · since 1993
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Berlare · since 2023