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.
“HELD ANTWERP”
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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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Stabroek · since 2023
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Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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General cleaning of buildings · Gent · since 2024
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of DP World Zeebrugge Terminals · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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Name of HART VAN ANTWERPEN · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2025