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.
“IMOPAN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Waterloo · since 1968
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Wommelgem · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Boechout · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1987
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Herstal · since 1999
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Tournai · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Saint-Ghislain · since 2025
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Halen · since 2015
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Elsene · since 1993
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Deerlijk · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Alken · since 2025