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.
“GHIDA”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kraainem · since 1985
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Wavre · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2012
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Barreiro · since 2006
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Anzegem · since 1982
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beloeil · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Wervik · since 2010
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of GESTION, HOLDING, INFORMATIQUE · Malmedy · since 1996
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Wavre · since 1997
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Book publishing · since 2026
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Abbreviation of GUI HOME INVEST · Real estate agency activities · Andenne · since 2025
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Demolition · since 2021
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Turnhout · since 2012
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since 2022