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.
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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Schilde · since 2011
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Emmaüs · Activiteiten van algemene ziekenhuizen, muv geriatrische en gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Mechelen · since 1971
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zele · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Abbreviation of NATIONALE UNIE HOUTSECTOR · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2009
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2016
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Computer programming · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2017
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2023
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Oosterzele · since 2024
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · Ciney · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lille · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of JUSTINE CRAVATTE · Physiotherapy · Liège · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2018
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Other information service activities · VELDHOVEN · since 1991
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Other specialised construction activities · Brasschaat · since 1996
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 2024
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Casual Oats · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2020