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.
“JOPA”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Jongerenpastoraal · Izegem · since 1984
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Middelkerke · since 2003
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General medical practice · Poperinge · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortenberg · since 2022
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Machining of metals · Kosice · since 2019
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Combined facilities support activities · Roeselare · since 1994
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Other information service activities · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · Hasselt · since 2010
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Roeselare · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Judoclub Oni Puurs · Hemiksem · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zemst · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Computer programming · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Bornem · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Arendonk · since 2002
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Dental practice · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mol · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Pajottegem · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Koksijde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Raising of horses and other equines · Brugge · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2004
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Mixed farming · since 2011
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Brussel · since 1967
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Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2016