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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of KEMPERMAN MANAGEMENT & BEHEER · Advertising agencies · Lanaken · since 1993
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Abbreviation of KRIST MOTORS BELGIUM · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Abbreviation of KNOKS MOTORENBEDRIJF · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Abbreviation of KEMPISCH MONTAGEBEDRIJF · Other construction installation · Turnhout · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Nivelles · since 1984
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Blinden en Slechtzienden · Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Antwerpen · since 1923
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE MUZIEKKAPEL BRANDWEER DENDERMONDE · Other membership organisations · Dendermonde · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Braine-le-Château · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Keuringsbureau Motorvoertuigen · Technische controle van motorvoertuigen · Oostende · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Kemp'ner Muzikanten · Kasterlee · since 1982
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Anderlecht · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Kenji Minogue · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2013
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Translation services · since 2017
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Construction of roads and motorways · Heusden-Zolder · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Jan S Motors · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Roeselare · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DE KAAIMANNEN · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · Kuurne · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of KEVIN MARTEL · Computer programming · Overijse · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Karibu Mezani · Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of KRISTU-MOKONZI · Quaregnon · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of JG Renovatie · Bricklaying and masonry work · Heers · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2007
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Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Kingdom Movement · Beernem · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of KIN - MALEBO · Elsene · since 2015