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.
“GLOVE”
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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Brussel · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of T.V.B. · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1982
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Tienen · since 2019
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1980
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Elsene · since 1989
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Roofing work · Brussel · since 1995
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Gullegemse Lokale Omroep · Wevelgem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Cabinet Docteur Gwen LEPIECE - Ophtalmologie · Specialist medical practice · Chaudfontaine · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · since 1997
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Incourt · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kinrooi · since 2007
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Loket Verzet · Other education · Tielt · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2013