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.
“GIMMIC”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · La Hulpe · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of BREAXX ASBL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2007
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Eupen · since 2019
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Waterloo · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Mortsel · since 2011
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Liège · since 2012
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2012
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Ravels · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Nieuwpoort · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waterloo · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Halle · since 2008
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 1989
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of GROUPE IMMOBILIER MORET&MAHIEU · Buying and selling of own real estate · Quaregnon · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Gedeh · Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 1974