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.
“KLEX”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Eupen · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Activities of interior architects · Brussel · since 2007
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other retail sale of food · Braine-le-Comte · since 2016
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Koudtrekken van draad · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of WOODUNITS · Joinery installation · Londerzeel · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Ieper · since 2021
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Abbreviation of KLEE - centre de thérapie du lien et de la diversité · Other education · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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Activities of bailiffs · Lasne · since 2021
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Activities of bailiffs · Namur · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Tienen · since 1994