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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mechelen · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ravels · since 1992
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE VOLLEYBALCLUB HECHTEL-EKSEL · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Hôyemont, Ensemble, Vivons ! · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Comblain-au-Pont · since 2018
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Ukkel · since 2021
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Zele · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Lochristi · since 1988
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Herk-de-Stad · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Wingene · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2016
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Abbreviation of HERSTAL ENERGIE VERTE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herstal · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Roeselare · since 2019
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Haacht · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kruisem · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Herselt · since 2024
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Vocational training · Bernissart · since 2023
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Liège · since 1991
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Anderlecht · since 1985