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.
“KIBOU”
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.
-
Other business support services · since 2016
-
Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Orp-Jauche · since 2005
-
Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
-
Cafés and bars · since 2025
-
Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hamont-Achel · since 2000
-
Abbreviation of Hibou Craft Beer Company · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Kalmthout · since 2018
-
Business and other management consultancy · Chastre · since 2020
-
Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 2023
-
Name of an establishment of BENKABBOU · Wholesale of other food products · Evere · since 2025
-
Other postal and courier activities · Ternat · since 2025
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Herentals · since 1964
-
Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Eupen · since 2022
-
Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2008
-
Vermogensbeheer · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2025
-
Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2011
-
Abbreviation of CUI BONO CONSULT · Retail sale of games and toys · Lanaken · since 2008
-
Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2024
-
Abbreviation of Kring voor Internationale Betrekkingen · Leuven · since 2003
-
Abbreviation of Kempisch Ingenieursbureau · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Westerlo · since 2023
-
Sports and recreation education · since 2026
-
Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 1973
-
Other education · since 2015
-
Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2022
-
Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE BOUGNET · Development of residential building projects · Chastre · since 2005
-
General medical practice · Tienen · since 2026
-
Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
-
Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2017