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.
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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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of other food products · since 2014
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Gent · since 2003
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Other business support services · Beernem · since 2014
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Gijon · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Centre international de Documentation économique et sociale africaine-International Center for African Social and Economic Documentation · Brussel · since 1961
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Gent · since 1984
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Lier · since 1990
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Development of non-residential building projects · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Asse · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2023
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · since 1991
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Activities of building architects · Hooglede · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wervik · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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since 2009
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Kontich · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of IMMO-DEFOIN · Namur · since 1979
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIELLE DE L'ELECTRICITE · General electrical installation work · Morlanwelz · since 1980
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General electrical installation work · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Institut des Démocrates Européens · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Brussel · since 2007
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Brussel · since 2002
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since 2013
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since 1999
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Lille · since 2009
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Painting of buildings · Kuurne · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ARCHITECTENVENNOOTSCHAP ALENTIJNS KAREN · Activities of building architects · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Waasmunster · since 1963
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Roeselare · since 2022
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Kontich · since 1985