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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Ternat · since 2001
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 1996
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Real estate agency activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Charleroi · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of IMOCA GROUP · Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 2024
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Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE DE RESTAURANTS ET CAFES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Begijnendijk · since 1994
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Leuven · since 1979
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Aartselaar · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of IMRO GROUP · General cleaning of buildings · Lessines · since 2020
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Izegem · since 1983
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1989
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Rixensart · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ROEMENIE COMITE AALST · Aalst · since 1999
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · Aywaille · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Rosa Canina · Raising of sheep and goats · Bassenge · since 2017
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Herent · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Hungry Guy · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1976
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Zaventem · since 1987