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.
“KOS-I”
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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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Lebbeke · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Olsene Sportief · Football clubs · Zulte · since 1967
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Lasne · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Kinderopvang Scholengroep Stroom · Day nurseries and crèches · Oostende · since 2007
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2025
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kortrijk · since 1998
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Perwez · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2017
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Other education · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Leuven · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Kontich · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hove · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Deinze · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Oostendse Schaakkring · Oostende · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs Stad Herentals · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Herentals · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Ninove · since 2015
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Physiotherapy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2019
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St Maur des Fossés · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Other education · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Kosmos Ingenieurs · Activities of building architects · Buggenhout · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meise · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Willebroek · since 2017
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Brussel · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 1993
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Koksijde · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of KOSIE VSO · General cleaning of buildings · since 2006
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Anderlecht · since 2014
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Anderlecht · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ninove · since 2011
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2019