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.
“GIVING”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Elsene · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Awans · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Jeugdhuis Living · Laakdal · since 1982
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Other information service activities · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Lendelede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Niklaas · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of N.V. GIVI (Groep Individuele Vorming en Begeleiding Informatica) · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Arlon · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of GVD INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2024