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.
“IANUS”
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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2013
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Antwerpen · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1994
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since 2017
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Name of an establishment of WERKHUIZEN MIN · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1972
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Abbreviation of INNUS INDUSTRIAL NUCLEAR SERVICES · Geneve · since 1983
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Brasschaat · since 1999
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2000
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Lebbeke · since 2000
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Computer programming · Bornem · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Merksplas · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Bezettingswerken FM · Plastering work · Laakdal · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2015
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Herselt · since 2017
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Manufacture of beer · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Atelier Tamsin · Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Gent · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Truiden · since 2023
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Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Manus BXL · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of MANUS ANTWERPEN · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2006
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Insulation installation · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Rijkevorsel · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION for DEVELOPMENT of UNMANNED SYSTEMS · Elsene · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars Gebouw JULIANUS te 3700 Tongeren, Eeuwfeestwal 24-26-28 en Nieuwstraat · Tongeren · since 2000
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Activities of lawyers · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Other financial services · Lommel · since 2025
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Oudergem · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Nijlen · since 2004
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Dental practice · Leuven · since 2025
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Other information service activities · Steenokkerzeel · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Gistel · since 2024