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.
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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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Charleroi · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of KONAKTEX · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Heusden-Zolder · since 2004
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2007
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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since 1998
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Production of cinema films · since 2025
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since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Ath · since 2026
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Wholesale of other household goods · Halen · since 1991
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since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Izegem · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Putte · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Aeroclub Keiheuvel · Activities of other sports clubs · Balen · since 1956
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Antwerpse Korfbalclub · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1961
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Buggenhout · since 2018
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Kontich · since 2003
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since 2014