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.
“Ilam”
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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2024
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Heers · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Mons · Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Mons · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Beyne-Heusay · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Beyne-Heusay · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Institut des Lettres et des Arts · Brussel · since 1944
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Abbreviation of Inther Logistics Automation · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Abbreviation of international light association · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Liège · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Other business support services · Peer · since 2020
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Insulation installation · Asse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ILA studio · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2024
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Charleroi · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Brugge · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 2021
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Other business support services · Aartselaar · since 2022
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Market research and public opinion polling · Gent · since 2008
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Ganshoren · since 2012
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Event catering · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CERTOLAN · Amsterdam · since 1976
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Leuven · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Zoersel · since 2013
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2017
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Literary creation · Steenokkerzeel · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2005
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2024
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Computer programming · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herstal · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2019
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since 2022