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.
“INCEPTIONS”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Walcourt · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2002
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Marchin · since 2024
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Roofing work · since 2026
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Other information technology and computer services · Ouffet · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Héron · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2019
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oud-Turnhout · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Oostende · since 2015
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Léglise · since 2019
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Rosmalen · since 1994
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oupeye · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Bonheiden · since 2007
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Joinery installation · Kraainem · since 2021