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.
“Jaws”
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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Sint-Truiden · since 1993
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Jeugd Atletiek Werking Steendorp · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of JACHTHAVEN ANTWERPEN WILLEMDOK · Operation of sports facilities · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Advocaat Wouter Janssens · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Veterinary services · Lubbeek · since 1992
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Lommel · since 1994
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Activities of lawyers · Oostende · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Fitness centres · Leuven · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2020
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2024