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.
“Guidy”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Baelen · since 2021
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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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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
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Groupe Universite-Industrie pour le Developpement des Etudes Spatiales · Brussel · since 1963
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Market research and public opinion polling · Putte · 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 · Lievegem · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Andenne · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Distributie van elektriciteit · Moorslede · since 2012
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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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lille · since 2012
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Tourist information services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Web portal activities · since 2026