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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT SAINT-VINCENT DE PAUL UCCLE FOREST ENSEIGNEMENT SECONDAIRE · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Ukkel · since 1955
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Intercommunale voor Slib- en Vuilverwijdering van Antwerpse Gemeenten · Materials recovery from waste · Antwerpen · since 1975
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Other specialised construction activities · Drogenbos · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Centre Information Acier Info Steel · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Asse · since 1934
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Abbreviation of INTEGRAL SYSTEMS · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Mechelen · since 1979
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Abbreviation of INTRA - SERVICE · Aalst · since 1985
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Abbreviation of INSURANCE SERVICES + · Insurance agents and brokers · Namur · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ISTITUTO DI SKRIPTURA · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Intervention Santé · Nutrition and dietetics services · Ukkel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Impact Synergie · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Industrieel Schilderwerk van Blerk · Roofing work · Gent · since 1982