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.
“IGOP”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Oudsbergen · since 2011
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Aalter · since 2015
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Holsbeek · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Poperinge · since 2025
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Wichelen · since 1984
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Abbreviation of INTERGEMEENTELIJK OPBOUWWERK ARRONDISSEMENT LEUVEN-WERK · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Holsbeek · since 1998
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL OFFICE TRADING · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Abbreviation of itsgreatoutthere coalition · Brussel · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · Hasselt · since 2018
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Screed work · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2012
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Dinant · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Roeselare · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Kinrooi · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Institut de Gestion et d'Organisation · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1968
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013