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.
“IPGarage”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Modave · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Esneux · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Ganshoren · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Ganshoren · since 1941
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Baelen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Baelen · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d' Action sociale de Flémalle · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Flémalle · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of Net Brussel, Gewestelijk Agentschap voor Netheid · Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of URMETZ · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Charleroi · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of TAXI SERVICE · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1981
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Tournai · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1990
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Hannut · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1993
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kluisbergen · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Bocholt · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Gesves · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Frameries · since 2022
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genk · since 2025
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2022