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.
“Inperno”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Zandhoven · since 2012
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Antwerpen · since 1974
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Wevelgem · since 1989
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Joinery installation · Boussu · since 1999
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2014
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Painting of buildings · since 2014
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Psychology services · Aalst · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Waasmunster · since 2009
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Painting of buildings · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of International Network for Pensions Research VZW · Other membership organisations · Kalmthout · since 2024
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Computer programming · Rotselaar · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Hamont-Achel · since 2004