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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van De Panne · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · De Panne · since 1968
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2002
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Jette · since 2013
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zwevegem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Adoro · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Avelgem · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Rixensart · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Dilbeek · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Gerpinnes · since 2004
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Koksijde · since 2005
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Day nurseries and crèches · Laakdal · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Tervuren · since 2019
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2000
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Essen · since 2026
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Trade name of LESSEINE-OOSTERLINCK · Contract catering and other food service activities · Aalter · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Brecht · since 2012
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1986
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Aalst · since 1995
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Abbreviation of KORENO FINANCE · Development of residential building projects · Lille · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Pittem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Research in Edutainment and Multimedia Intermediation · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Ichtegem · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Lievegem · since 2010