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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Day nurseries and crèches · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2001
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Etterbeek · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of DONGHI-BOUSS · Joinery installation · Brussel · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of TribalMedia · Drukken van dagbladen · Brussel · since 2008
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2020
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Other education · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kalmthout · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019