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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Londerzeel · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wevelgem · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Oostende · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Olen · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Waregem · since 1987
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Hove · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lubbeek · since 1992
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Other construction installation · Etterbeek · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2017
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Plumbing work · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Deinze · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beerse · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Inrichting van het Modern Bureel · Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Mechelen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Investeringsmaatschappij België · Buying and selling of own real estate · Malle · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2017
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Abbreviation of International Media Bridge · Elsene · since 2021
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Abbreviation of IMMOFIN IMMOBILIERE · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Mettet · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brasschaat · since 1961
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2000