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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Mechelen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Evere · since 2004
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Mol · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Genk · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Arlon · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Vorst · since 2021
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Lichtervelde · since 1992
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brasschaat · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Zoersel · since 2022
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2019