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.
“GALOP”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Raising of horses and other equines · Flémalle · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Amsterdam · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Brecht · since 2009
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Waterloo · since 2007
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2014
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Soumagne · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2020
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since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Gestion et Action libérale · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Abbreviation of GROUPE ANIMATION LOTTERT · Attert · since 1995
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Abbreviation of GET A LIFE · Esneux · since 2020
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Esch-sur-Alzette · since 1999
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Abbreviation of GANBAATAR ARWIN LASSEN · Machining of metals · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Retail sale of footwear · Herentals · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Heuvelland · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Assesse · since 2012
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Operation of sports facilities · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of NEW TAGALOP · Full-service restaurants · Lasne · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Productions Associées · Office administrative and support services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leuven · since 2026