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.
“GOSHA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Hamont-Achel · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Mediboom · Specialist medical practice · Boom · since 1948
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Abbreviation of Hulp Oostburg Shaba · Brugge · since 1995
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Spa · since 1998
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Bree · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2017
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Rixensart · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Herzele · since 2025
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Other cleaning activities · Antwerpen · since 2017
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Flémalle · since 2026
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Computer programming · Theux · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Zaventem · since 2025