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.
“GANOP”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Waterloo · since 2007
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Other business support services · Putte · since 2025
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other retail sale of food · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Aalst · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Net Brussel, Gewestelijk Agentschap voor Netheid · Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Abbreviation of GUT AND NUTRITION · Ukkel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Global African Network · Zedelgem · since 2024
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Activities of notaries · Leopoldsburg · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1983