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.
“Kanim”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1988
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Veterinary services · Pajottegem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Ninove · since 2026
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Abbreviation of KANIA - Grandir par la Rencontre · Namur · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of LA NOUVELLE IMAGERIE · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Waterloo · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · Bonheiden · since 2002
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Other postal and courier activities · Wevelgem · since 2021
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Roeselare · since 2005
Names that resemble it 13 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 · Lubbeek · since 1994
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Mechelen · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Floor and wall tiling · Namur · since 2017
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Plastering work · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of La Mie du Coin · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
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Other information service activities · Waregem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of KANIGEN WORKS BENELUX · Coating of metals · Genk · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018