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.
“JEPA”
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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Abbreviation of JEUNESSE PANAFRICAINE · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Bornem · since 2010
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Inland freight water transport · Lochristi · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Riemst · since 2004
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 1990
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General medical practice · Torhout · since 2025
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of vereniging zonder winstoogmerk jeugdprogrammatie · Turnhout · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Heusden-Zolder · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 2009
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Raising of dairy cattle · Geel · since 2009
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Lebbeke · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Namur · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoeilaart · since 2018
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of JEUNES ENTREPRENEURS PLEINS D'IDEES · Ukkel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of JONGENELEN ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMING SERVICES · Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Stabroek · since 2011
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 1999
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Painting of buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2022
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Ninove · since 1991
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 2004
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since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kuurne · since 1990