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.
“GHIDES”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Wervik · since 2010
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Aalst · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Groupe d'Initiatives pour le Développement du Sud · Ganshoren · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Groupe Universite-Industrie pour le Developpement des Etudes Spatiales · Brussel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of G.L.I.D.E.S. - Groupe de Liaisons internationales pour le Développement de l'Expression sportive, artistique et scientifique · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Aalst · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kraainem · since 1985
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beloeil · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 1991
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Activities of building architects · Hooglede · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wervik · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018