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.
“Inventons”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hannut · since 2013
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Other education · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lanaken · since 1994
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Other specialised construction activities · Herselt · since 2003
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2020
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Gent · since 2010
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1980
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Waterloo · since 1983
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Other specialised design activities · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Q-ESSENCE · Other technical testing and analysis · Lier · since 2009
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2014
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Activities of interior architects · since 1998
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Computer programming · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of KONINKLIJKE FABRIEK INVENTUM · Groothandel in sanitair · Bilthoven · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIELE VENTILATIE TECHNIEKEN · Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Oudsbergen · since 1995
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Combined facilities support activities · Asse · since 1995
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Operation of sports facilities · Floreffe · since 1998
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Other business support services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Kortenberg · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Jaboma · Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Hulshout · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Aartselaar · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Chastre · since 2010
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2004
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Computer programming · Oudsbergen · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Walhain · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Deerlijk · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1980
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Aartselaar · since 1992
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Other business support services · Peer · since 1999
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Keerbergen · since 2016
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Computer programming · Nijlen · since 2018
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
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Rotselaar · since 2026
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Tielt · since 1990
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Other business support services · Ittre · since 2018
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Site preparation · Brugge · since 2019
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Geraardsbergen · since 2001
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lochristi · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schilde · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · since 2017