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.
“Initiative”
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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Mediabrands Belgium · Advertising agencies · Hoeilaart · since 1987
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Other social work without accommodation · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Fédération wallonne des Entreprises d'Insertion (EI) des Initiatives de Développement de l'Emploi dans les secteurs des Services de proximité à finalité Sociale (IDESS) et des Initiatives d'Ec · Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2006
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Abbreviation of INITIATIVES 21 POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2006
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Elsene · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 1973
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Brussel · since 1985
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Ukkel · since 1988
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Gent · since 2006
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Merchtem · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Nijlen · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hoogstraten · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Belgian User Group - Initiative · Other information technology and computer services · Mechelen · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2008
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Floreffe · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES CONSERVATION INITIATIVE · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2020
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2022
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · Ganshoren · since 2017
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Oudergem · since 1986
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Bonheiden · since 2024
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Abbreviation of "Vanguard initiative for new growth through smart specialisation" · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Antigone – Global Justice Initiative · Gent · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Commune d'Ittre · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Ittre · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Commune de Braine-le-Château · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Braine-le-Château · since 1968
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Bièvre · since 1970
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Brugge · since 1939
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1999
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION INITIATIVE · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Seraing · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2000
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Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Vorst · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Initia.cloud · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chastre · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Initia.Vlaanderen · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Brand Guinée Initiatives · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Morlanwelz · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt-Winge · since 2004
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Evere · since 2024
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Name of Nova Mondo · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2020
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Kraainem · since 1992
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Virton · since 2009
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Other printing · Vorst · since 2004
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Liège · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2007
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Theux · since 1954
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Abbreviation of the International Network for Information on Ventilation and Energy performance · Other research and development on natural sciences · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of INITIATOR DIGITAL SOCIAL NETWORK · Charleroi · since 2023