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.
“HIGHWOODS”
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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brakel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Zonnebeke · since 2010
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 1992
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Joinery installation · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of I LOVE FOOD · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of FAST 4 YOU · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Oosterzele · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Colfontaine · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Hulshout · since 2021
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Willebroek · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of DIKKE VEE · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of LEAL.LA · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Manhay · since 2019