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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Office administrative and support services · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Limbourg · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2015
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Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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Translation services · since 2006
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2009
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Middelkerke · since 1971
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Activities of building architects · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Quaregnon · since 1992
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2007
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Hasselt · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Maasmechelen · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Elsene · since 2003