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.
“KRIEC”
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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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Harelbeke · since 2011
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2004
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Brussel · since 2019
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 1997
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Other information service activities · Genk · since 2021
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Aarschot · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herenthout · since 2012
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lanaken · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Jeugdvereniging voor Natuur en Milieu · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Tongeren · since 1995
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2014