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.
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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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1983
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Pig breeding farms · Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 1996
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Fribourg · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN van GOWAR · Waregem · since 2001
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Materials recovery from waste · Torhout · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Patzoe · Activities of head offices · Kontich · since 2013
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Hannut · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Wavre · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Kortemark · since 2005
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Development of non-residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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Mobile food service activities · Dendermonde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GESCHIED EN OUDHEIDKUNDIGE KRING VAN AVELGEM · Avelgem · since 1999
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Activities of bailiffs · Aalst · since 2011
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Tournai · since 1974
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2023
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Other human health activities · since 2025