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.
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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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brussel · since 1976
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Voeren · since 1985
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Voeren · since 2020
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lede · since 1990
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Genappe · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 1923
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Machining of metals · Nivelles · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of ETABLISSEMENTS BLONDEZ · Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Tournai · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Opwijk · since 2003
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Global Exchange Network Association · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · since 1967