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-LIN”
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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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schoten · since 1989
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ERIKA · Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Cultural education · since 2020
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1941
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Douglas Isle of Man · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1993
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Logistics services · Ranst · since 2005