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.
“JOSH”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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AMSTERDAM · since 2021
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Tyre services · Asse · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Mediboom · Specialist medical practice · Boom · since 1948
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Event catering · since 2023
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Abbreviation of THE JOSHUA COMPANY · Mesen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of JONGE ONDERNEMENDE STUDENTEN · Gistel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of JAARMARKTORGANISATIE STEENHUFFEL · Other amusement and recreation activities · Londerzeel · since 2015
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Liège · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2009
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of HALF VIER · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Aalst · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of JOST LOGISTICS · Warehousing and storage · Herstal · since 1962
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Anderlecht · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 1988
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Travel agency activities · Lokeren · since 1995
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Insurance agents and brokers · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Result-Communication JOSA · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1999
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Joinery installation · Geraardsbergen · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Seneffe · since 2000
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Veurne · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Zele · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Hove · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
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Abbreviation of JOSO.ADAPTSPORTRIP · Elsene · since 2009
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Kruisem · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Liedekerke · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Gebakken lucht · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pajottegem · since 2011
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Liège · since 2012
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2005
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Abbreviation of JOSA DELIVERY · Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brecht · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beyne-Heusay · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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News agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Jeugdwerk Ondersteunen in Sint-Niklaas · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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since 2021