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.
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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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Fitness centres · Aalst · since 2009
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Merchtem · since 1984
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Diest · since 1994
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Translation services · Aalst · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Halen · since 2019
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La Louvière · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2007
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2020
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Etterbeek · since 1991
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Mettet · since 1994
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Other personal services · Morlanwelz · since 1994
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten
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Other business support services · Pepingen · since 2005
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Grimbergen · since 2013
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Elsene · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Action Belgium · Other non-specialised retail sale · Asse · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2007
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Computer programming · Kapellen · since 2010
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Other social work without accommodation · Bertrix · since 1987
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Other social work without accommodation · Hannut · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Vorst · since 1988
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Tervuren · since 1998
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Fitness centres · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Beloeil · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of BIJECTION · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beauvechain · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of N & M · Hotels and similar accommodation · Namur · since 2025
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Genappe · since 1997
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1999