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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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 1987
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Bierbeek · since 2009
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Charleroi · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ALIDADE · Land surveying · Bastogne · since 1991
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Operation of sports facilities · Beloeil · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Mons · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Hoogewijs Investment Company · Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Essen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of HOTEL INVESTMENT COMPANY · Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schilde · since 2001
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Development of residential building projects · Anzegem · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2004
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Other business support services · Rijkevorsel · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Aubel · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Retie · since 2025
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Brussel · since 1993
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Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Geraardsbergen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of ALM Event · Cafés and bars · Ath · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2012
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Charleroi · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Abbreviation of HORECA INVESTMENT & CONSULTING · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Habitat Investment Corporation · Maarkedal · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of ENVIN · Hairdressing and barber services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2005