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.
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
39 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Maldegem · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Wingene · since 1998
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Site preparation · since 1984
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General cleaning of buildings · Bredene · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · since 1991
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Mixed farming · since 1990
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Support activities for crop production · since 2019
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Support activities for crop production · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1998
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Specialist medical practice · since 1990
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since 1999
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2023
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Mixed farming · since 1974
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Machining of metals · since 2022
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Translation services · since 2004
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Pajottegem · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Van De Walle en Kerckaert · Insurance agents and brokers · Gent · since 1934
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Lievegem · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Maldegem · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1994
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · since 2022
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2023
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since 1983
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2019
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 1995
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Mixed farming · since 2007
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2026
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Interior design · Gent · since 2025
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Lokeren · since 1946
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Other education · since 2004
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Activities of building architects · Wingene · since 2006
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Lichtervelde · since 1989
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2018
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Web portal activities · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2015
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Specialist medical practice · since 2004
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Specialist medical practice · since 1995
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Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2013