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.
“JOINT JOINT”
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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Cafés and bars · Lessines · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Liège · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1988
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2017
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other personal services · Kapellen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2024
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tremelo · since 2015
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Insulation installation · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of RESULT EQUINE · Pet boarding · Dentergem · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2018