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.
“Hans Cools”
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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Literary creation · Lichtervelde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Hulp aan Nieuwe Start · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Vorselaar · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Amel · since 2010
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lommel · since 1986
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Retie · since 1997
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Cultural education · Menen · since 2019
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of BY COBRA · Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · Izegem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2021
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Beernem · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Geel · since 1965
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Veterinary services · since 2016
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Dental practice · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Other education · since 2017
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Insulation installation · since 2010
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Other personal services · Brugge · since 2024
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Mol · since 2013
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Gent · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MOFTI · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 2022
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024