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.
“KEREL”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2016
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Maarkedal · since 2019
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1991
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Tervuren · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Geer · since 1992
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Verhuur en lease van tenten
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Gent · since 2014
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of KLERELEM · Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2018
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Event catering · Rijkevorsel · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2007
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Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wijnegem · since 2026
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Aalst · since 1989