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.
“INSTELE”
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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Other information technology and computer services · Herstal · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zutendaal · since 2016
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2020
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diest · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Herzele · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Retie · since 2018
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1945