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.
“JAWIS”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ganshoren · since 2013
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Ciney · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Visual arts creation · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Middelkerke · since 2018
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Other education · Turnhout · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Durbuy · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MICHAUX · Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Schaarbeek · since 1990
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Veterinary services · Lubbeek · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Pijnacker · since 1976
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Development of residential building projects · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2002
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Kippenkwekerijen · Maaseik · since 2004
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Abbreviation of JACHTHAVEN ANTWERPEN WILLEMDOK · Operation of sports facilities · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Advocaat Wouter Janssens · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2020