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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Pont-à-Celles · since 2016
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2016
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Computer programming · Kraainem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of G & P Trading · Wholesale of other household goods · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Deinze · since 1993
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1999
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Binche · since 2000
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Visé · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of JOVANY · Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 2003
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Kalmthout · since 2013
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Podiatry and foot care · since 1978
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2005
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Other personal services · since 1992
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Development of residential building projects · Oostende · since 2010
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Nijlen · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2005
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Tielt-Winge · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Harmony Group · Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1936
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Name of an establishment of DACHA · Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1981
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Mettet · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of PAMIDO · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Beernem · since 1999
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Nivelles · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gembloux · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of POP - EVENTS · Cafés and bars · Oudenaarde · since 2003
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Gent · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods
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Tenneville · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2017
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Cultural education · Seraing · since 2017
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Menen · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2010
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2012
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2004
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Genk · since 2008
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Blégny · since 2024
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Couvin · since 2026
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · La Hulpe · since 1982
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Computer programming · Zottegem · since 2013
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Fitness centres · Turnhout · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Harmony Clinical Research · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Other education · Opwijk · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Zaventem · since 2019
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · since 1989
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 1988