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.
“GilLAW”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Visé · since 2021
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Zele · since 1983
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · As · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Genappe · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Beyne-Heusay · since 2025
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Liège · since 1974
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Visé · since 1989
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Joinery installation · Bornem · since 1991
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Vielsalm · since 1995
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ronse · since 2000
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Charleroi · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1963
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Liège · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1978
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · La Bruyère · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Liège · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of SOMGO · Vervaardiging van hoeden en petten · Brussel · since 1996
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Landscape service activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Support activities for crop production · Assenede · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Jette · since 2016
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Dilbeek · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2011
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2006
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of M&A · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Event catering · since 2026
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Haacht · since 2011
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Walcourt · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Grimbergen · since 2016