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.
“KOLAB”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Visual arts creation · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2016
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2019
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Production of cinema films · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1987
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Meise · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2013
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Advertising agencies · Hooglede · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · since 2020
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since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2023
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · since 2006
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Ternat · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beernem · since 2024
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Schaarbeek · since 1985
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Other business support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Grez-Doiceau · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2001
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2009
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Deinze · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs Landen · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Landen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Intercommunale Kempische Oriëntatie Lopers en Wandelaars · Activities of other sports clubs · Balen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE "JO YAHICH" POUR L'AIDE A L'APPRENTISSAGE DES ENFANTS DEFAVORISES : "KKEP ON LEARNING" · Ukkel · since 2023
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Liège · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of SL · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2001
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tubize · since 2022
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2016
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2026
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since 2024