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.
“Inuit”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1995
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leuven · since 2018
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2020
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other specialised design activities · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rotselaar · since 2016
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Gent · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Oostkamp · since 2019
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Mechelen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of NOVATIS · Real estate agency activities · Wemmel · since 2003
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Other sports activities · Kapellen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of INCIT (Information & Citoyennetés) · Rixensart · since 1999
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kasterlee · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Brugge Plus · Advertising agencies · Brugge · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Danicia · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2003
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Other business support services · Kalmthout · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Roeselare · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 2026