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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wichelen · since 2013
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Literary creation · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · Lievegem · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Other sports activities · Aarschot · since 1984
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 2013
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Genk · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wemmel · since 2024
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Kippenkwekerijen · Aalter · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Torhout · since 2026
Names that resemble it 3 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Observatoire Européen de la Santé Transfrontalière · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Arlon · since 2017
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Abbreviation of OEST EVENTS · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2025