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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Herenthout · since 1991
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Lochristi · since 1978
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Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · Lanaken · since 2000
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Visual arts creation · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Zele · since 2011
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Other business support services · Jette · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Bekkevoort · since 2016
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Abbreviation of vzw Heist Swimming Team · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Activities of interior architects · since 2019
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1998
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Gent · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Destelbergen · since 2009