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.
“KOIOS”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Koios Intelligence · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Florenville · since 2017
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van huishoudelijke en sanitaire papierwaren · Zaventem · since 1965
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Kortrijk · since 1987
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Mechelen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of ASBL KAIOS · Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Friterie Koco's · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Welkenraedt · since 2020
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Event catering · Gembloux · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2003
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Olsene Sportief · Football clubs · Zulte · since 1967
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Lasne · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Kinderopvang Scholengroep Stroom · Day nurseries and crèches · Oostende · since 2007
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Abbreviation of KOI PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2025