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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Painting of buildings · Awans · since 1997
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Activities of building architects · Hasselt · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of GABOMA · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Lier · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of BOUWMAR · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of GRUTO · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of ANDENNE BRICOLAGE · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of C.B. BOUWMARKTEN · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ROBO · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of FAIRAMA · Wholesale of timber · Tournai · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of HODEC · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Overijse · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of GAWEMA · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BOUWMARKT FOUCART · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Rumst · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Lier · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Meta Limburg · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Leuven · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Combiform · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Schoten · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Apollo Bricolage · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of MEKOWA · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Painting of buildings · Liège · since 2019
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lommel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Gamma Photo Club · Liège · since 1971
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Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Aalst · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Castor · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of HEETEK · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Specialist medical practice · Nivelles · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Mouscron · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2008
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Activities of building architects · Nieuwpoort · since 1989
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2006
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Retail sale of household furniture · Büllingen · since 1978