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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Elsene · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2002
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · Sint-Laureins · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2023
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Event catering · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Middelkerke · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Jacky Clothes · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lasne · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Liège · since 1997
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2016
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Beauvechain · since 1995
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Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Abbreviation of JACK.PM · Translation services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Maasmechelen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Merchtem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of D.F. GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Anzegem · since 2008
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Oudenaarde · since 2000
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Beernem · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Gigi de Luxe · Full-service restaurants · Rotselaar · since 2021
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since 1975
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Construction of roads and motorways · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Physiotherapy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Roeselare · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2025
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Overige accommodatie · Gent · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Stad Herentals · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Herentals · since 1968
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Liège · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Jeune Aéro - Club · Orp-Jauche · since 1977
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Schilderen van civieltechnische werken · since 1987
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Abbreviation of JOINT ALLIANCE FOR CSR · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Koksijde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of JAMOULLE Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Sombreffe · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Zulte · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Brecht · since 2024
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Veterinary services · Aalst · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Sociale Werken · Genk · since 1976
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since 1978