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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostende · since 2019
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Zulte · since 1956
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Psychology services · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · Hoeilaart · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · Ledegem · since 2021
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Activities of other sports clubs · De Haan · since 2009
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2019
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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Mixed farming · since 2000
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of HERMERIK · Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1976