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.
“KANNAL”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waterloo · since 2021
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Ukkel · since 1999
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Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Brussel · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Mechelen · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 2025
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Wholesale of other household goods · Brussel · since 2007
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Operation of sports facilities · Beringen · since 1976
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2003
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenberg · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2018
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 1949
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Les Bons Villers · since 2015
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025