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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Gent · since 2000
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Other printing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · As · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Association pour le développement de l'accupuncture dans les pays du tiers monde · Boulogne sur mer · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Herenthout · since 2009
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Computer programming · Rotselaar · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of JOST R. · Insulation installation · Büllingen · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ICE DIAMONDS ANTWERP · Activities of other sports clubs · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 2018
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since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Leuven · since 2021
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Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2022
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Saint-Hubert · since 2005
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of IMMO D'ATH · Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of INFORMATIE OVER DRUGS EN ALCOHOL/INFORMATION SUR LES DROGUES ET L'ALCOOL · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Charleroi · since 2025