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.
“JOHN GROUP”
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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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lasne · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Zaventem · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Niel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Ronse · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Other information service activities · Mechelen · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · Lessines · since 2022
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Other financial services · Brugge · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Aalst · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gavere · since 2023
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Lier · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Activities of head offices · Evere · since 2010
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Event catering · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Drogenbos · since 2021
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2018