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.
“KOPP”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 1988
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since 1986
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Schoten · since 1968
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Grez-Doiceau · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2017
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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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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Gent · since 2024
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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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Advertising agencies · Stekene · since 2010
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Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Berkel en Rodenrijs · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs voor Perk en Steenokkerzeel · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Steenokkerzeel · since 1969
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of GET YOUR MUG 3 · Cafés and bars · Bassenge · since 2023
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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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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Rixensart · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Schoten · since 2005
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Visual arts creation · Antwerpen · since 2026
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since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · since 1996
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1978
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WEERT · since 1993
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News agency activities · Hasselt · since 2001
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since 2017
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Halen · since 2022
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Land surveying · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of VAN DAELE PRINTING · Other printing · Edegem · since 2012