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.
“Josee”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Schoten · since 1998
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Retail sale of household furniture · Boom · since 2020
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Other business support services · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zulte · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Hoogstraten · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · Etterbeek · since 2011
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Hove · since 2020
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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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Logging · since 2008
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Beersel · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2023
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Theux · since 2008
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2009
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Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Geel · since 2007
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Site preparation · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Londerzeel · since 2026
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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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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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Real estate agency activities · Oostende · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Pelt · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Maldegem · since 2024
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since 2026
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Abbreviation of Jeugdwerk Ondersteunen in Sint-Niklaas · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015