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.
“KOPA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Koepel van Opleidingsprojecten A.B.V.V. · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorselaar · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Opwijk · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1989
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Kortemark · since 1989
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ravels · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Wommelgem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of BADANORO · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalter · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of KOP.koffiezaken · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalst · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs voor Perk en Steenokkerzeel · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Steenokkerzeel · since 1969
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of GET YOUR MUG 3 · Cafés and bars · Bassenge · since 2023
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Rixensart · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2017
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Mobile food service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of KINDEROPVANG PAPILIO · Hasselt · since 1978
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since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Stad Antwerpen · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1929
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Activities of holding companies · Ingelmunster · since 2024