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.
“IRA”
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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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Abbreviation of INTERREGIONAL RETAIL AREA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merchtem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of International Returns & Reintegration Assistance · Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Evere · since 1986
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Arts et Métiers Saint-Luc · Mons · since 1928
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Trade name of MICHIELSEN · Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 1998
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Brugge · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Institut de recherches et d'Actions Socio-Culturelles · Stavelot · since 2005
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT DE REFLEXION ET D'ACTION SOCIETALES · Etterbeek · since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Institut Royal Belge de Régulation et d'Automatisme · Liège · since 1955
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Trade name of INSTITUT ROYAL D'ACCUEIL POUR LE HANDICAP MOTEUR · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1959
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Genk · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Anderlecht · since 2011
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Izegem Redskins · Roeselare · since 1990
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Abbreviation of INVENTIVE RESOURCES · Market research and public opinion polling · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Ilse Roosens · Other business support services · Dendermonde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of INTER-RAPIDE · since 2007
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024