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.
“GIMMICK”
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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gembloux · since 2022
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · La Hulpe · since 2018
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Nieuwpoort · since 2009
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · Roeselare · since 2021
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Elsene · since 1989
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1998
Names that resemble it 10 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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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · since 1996
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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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Name of an establishment of BREAXX ASBL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of GROUPE IMMOBILIER MORET&MAHIEU · Buying and selling of own real estate · Quaregnon · since 2008