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.
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 2005
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Malle · since 2016
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlues · since 2022
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Oostende · since 1998
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 1946
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Real estate agency activities · Dilbeek · since 1978
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 1989
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Combined facilities support activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Zonhoven · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Gembloux · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Wulf&Meester · Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of IMMO GENI · Real estate agency activities · Gistel · since 2016
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Grimbergen · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Erpe-Mere · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · Schilde · since 2008
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Lochristi · since 2023