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.
“IPSEN sa”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Brussel · since 1982
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Boulogne Billancourt · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Investigation and private security services · since 2012
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Psychology services · Dilbeek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of INSTITUTE FOR PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES (EUROPE) · Etterbeek · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of I.P.S. & Co · Vermogensbeheer · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Fovea IP · Other research and development on natural sciences · Ukkel · since 2021
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CARIBOU CLUB · Travel agency activities · Anderlecht · since 1965
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Abbreviation of International Petroleum Sales Inc. · Panama · since 1974
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL PUMP SYSTEMS · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Kasterlee · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENTS SERVICES · Other personal services · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1987
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Abbreviation of INTEGRATED PAGING SYSTEMS · General electrical installation work · Genk · since 1988
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL PARCELS SERVICE · Jette · since 1990
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Abbreviation of IMMO PROJECT SERVICES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waasmunster · since 1992
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Abbreviation of INDIA PAPA SIERRA · Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of MOMIGNIES PNEUS SERVICES · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Momignies · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Monocoque · Business and other management consultancy · Haacht · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of PROVAN · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Genk · since 1998
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Abbreviation of IPS BELGIUM · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Nivelles · since 1998
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Abbreviation of International Promotions and Services · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING SOLUTIONS · Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Integraal Personeelsservice · Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Intelligent Protection System · Business and other management consultancy · Turnhout · since 2018
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Lokeren · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Industrial Projects Support · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2009
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL PILOTS STYNEN · Logistics services · Nijlen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Bree · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of INTERIOR & PRINT SOLUTIONS · Advertising agencies · Nieuwpoort · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026