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.
“KOIBA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 1983
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Gent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Association de la Culture islamique et de la Régénération de la Sonna Prophétique mosquee kouba · Activities of religious organisations · Schaarbeek · since 1982
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Gdańsk Pomorskie · since 2024
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Aiseau-Presles · since 2025