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.
“GUIDAN”
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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Distributie van elektriciteit · Moorslede · since 2012
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Hemel Hempstead Herts · since 2005
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New Castle County 19810 · since 1999
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Other information service activities · since 2022
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Marchin · since 2003
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Market research and public opinion polling · Putte · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Diepenbeek · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Guidoc · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1991
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 1991
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Abbreviation of GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE DESIGN · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Neupré · since 1999
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Tourist information services · since 2017
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1990
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Baelen · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lubbeek · since 2022
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Event catering · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2008
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Other sports activities · Namur · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of De Reisduifkes · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2026
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since 1976
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Groupe Universite-Industrie pour le Developpement des Etudes Spatiales · Brussel · since 1963
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Activities of head offices · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Flémalle · since 1999
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General medical practice · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Andenne · since 2019
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Other education · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2020
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Jette · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1986
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Nieuwegein · since 2001
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Tourist information services · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2023