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.
“Groep Backaert”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Erpe-Mere · since 2006
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Kuurne · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · Kruisem · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1987
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Zottegem · since 2015
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tielt · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Roeselare · since 2012
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Destelbergen · since 2023
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Wholesale of machine tools · Wijnegem · since 2007
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Menen · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kuurne · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Wetteren · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Alveringem · since 2026
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Insurance agents and brokers · Berlare · since 1986
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Abbreviation of GROEP BOSSUYT · Real estate agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1990
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Other specialised construction activities · Brugge · since 2002
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Activities of lawyers · Lokeren · since 2014
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anzegem · since 2021
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Site preparation · Zedelgem · since 2025
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Retail sale of household furniture · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GROEP BROEKAERT Alain · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ternat · since 1995