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.
“K.NOOK”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Genk · since 2013
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Abbreviation of vzw knoop · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Other technical testing and analysis · Balen · since 2024
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
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Machining of metals · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Komitee voor Nederlands Onderwijs en Kultuur in het Komense · Gent · since 1974
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Ukkel · since 1985
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Aalst · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1992
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Koekelberg · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Aalter · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Oudsbergen · since 1996
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2010
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since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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since 1972
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Web portal activities · since 2021
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2025