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.
“JOANNESK”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dilbeek · since 2020
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since 1973
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Namur · since 1992
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Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2016
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since 2015
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since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Kalmthout · since 2007
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since 2016
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2011
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Other education · since 2004
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Mixed farming · since 2007
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · Hannut · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Mixed farming · since 2024
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2018
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Mixed farming · since 1987
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since 2009
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since 1997
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Vorst · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Pelt · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Zele · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Fortuna bis · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Antwerpen · since 2023