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.
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brecht · since 2014
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Activities of building architects · Harelbeke · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Lede · since 2018
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Other information service activities · Aalst · since 2021
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Diepenbeek · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 2005
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Anderlecht · since 1984
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Abbreviation of ICARE, échecs sanglants et causes perdues · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of ICARE-SOFT · Computer programming · Charleroi · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lasne · since 1991
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Abbreviation of INITIATIVE - CULTURE ET ACTION REGIONALE · Other membership organisations · Viroinval · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalter · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Docteur Sabine MAGHE · General medical practice · Charleroi · since 2000
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Nursing and midwifery · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2013
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Other personal services · Torhout · since 2014
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Handel in elektriciteit · Theux · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2023
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Psychology services · Tremelo · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ICARE Guizhou · Herent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Initiatives Coordonnées d'Aides aux Réfugiés · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ICARE HEALTHCARE · Computer programming · Amay · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Beringen · since 2022
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Other software publishing · Tervuren · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of i-Care Thuisverpleging · Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Industrial Consulting Automation Research Engineering · Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of International Conference on Avian, Herpetological, Exotic Mammal, Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025