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.
“KOBEMAT”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Deerlijk · since 2008
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Brasschaat · since 1968
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2022
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Elsene · since 2008
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Kortrijk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Comptoir belge des matériaux de construction · Charleroi · since 1967
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Andenne · since 1986
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2012
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Halen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Bétons et Matériaux · General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 1923
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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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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Korea Belgium Association · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2013
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Temse · since 2022
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Zaventem · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudsbergen · since 2025