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.
“KERNOVA”
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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Waterloo · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2010
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Lichtervelde · since 1991
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sprimont · since 2015
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Buggenhout · since 2019
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Other information technology and computer services · Lokeren · since 2007
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2020
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Herentals · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of ELEKTRICITEITSWERKEN JK · General electrical installation work · Peer · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2022
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Asse · since 2005
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Dental practice · Ukkel · since 2021
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2025
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Hasselt · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1976