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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Abbreviation of Hoevenen Korfbal Club · Cafés and bars · Stabroek · since 1978
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Abbreviation of H. KEGELS CONSULTANCY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kapellen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of HOVE KORFBALCLUB · Hove · since 2001
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Abbreviation of L'Association Haut-NKam Charleroi · Charleroi · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2026
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Lommel · since 2015
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Les Handikapables · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Daverdisse · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Kontich · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Hinode · Tienen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of HAUS KATHARINA · Raeren · since 1990