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.
“IPM ADVICE”
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 · Chastre · since 2011
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Employment placement agencies · Ardooie · since 1994
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Advertising agencies
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Other information service activities · Mechelen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ADV CONSULT · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Schoten · since 2007
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Asse · since 1953
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2019
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Activities of notaries · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Other business support services · Meise · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2012
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2024
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Ternat · since 1976
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Linkebeek · since 2014
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brecht · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Other business support services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Handel in elektriciteit · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lede · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
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Other information service activities · Wommelgem · since 2019
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Insulation installation · Le Roeulx · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Keerbergen · since 2007
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Other business support services · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Combined facilities support activities · Gent · since 1984