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.
“KOBECE”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortemark · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Affligem · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
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Abbreviation of KOBE Company · Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2010
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of KULTURELE ORGANISATIE TER BEVORDERING VAN DE COMMUNICATIE EN AANVERWANTE MEDIA · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · Zonhoven · since 1997
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Operation of sports facilities · Leuven · since 2001
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Advertising agencies · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Zaventem · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Elsene · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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since 2024
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs Beringen en Lummen · Gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs ingericht door de Gemeenschappen · Beringen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Korea Belgium Association · since 1991
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Brasschaat · since 1968
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Literary creation · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Tournai · since 1985
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Kortrijk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgian Celtic Events · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Walcourt · since 2023