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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2010
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2008
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Zwevegem · since 2022
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Oostvlaams Apothekersgild · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Gent · since 1905
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1977
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Geraardsbergen · since 1996
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Mixed farming · Ravels · since 2015
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schilde · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Katholiek Onderwijs Vilvoorde Machelen Diegem · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Vilvoorde · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Kultuur, Ontspanning en Vrijtijdsbesteding · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Trade name of Katholiek Onderwijs voor Volwassenen · Onderwijs voor sociale promotie · Geel · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Kinderen op Vakantie · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of DHARMA · Business and other management consultancy · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2002
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Mons · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Computer programming · Denderleeuw · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Support activities for animal production · Herenthout · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brugge · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Vorst · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Charleroi · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE ROYALE ORNITHOLOGIQUE LA CALAMINE - KONIGLISCHER VOGELVEREIN KELMIS · Kelmis · since 1986
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 1992
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE ORDE VAN 'T KLAEVERBLÂT · Hasselt · since 1998
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Harelbeke · since 1982
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Beernem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1994