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.
“Knok”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Aalter · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wevelgem · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Liège · since 2009
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Komitee voor Nederlands Onderwijs en Kultuur in het Komense · Gent · since 1974
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Development of residential building projects · Genk · since 2013
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
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Name of an establishment of DELEN PRIVATE BANK · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortrijk · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of VIRTUALISERS of VANAGT CONSULTING · Computer programming · Brussel · since 2002
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2013
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Pig breeding farms · Ledegem · since 1986
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Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Herzele · since 1989
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Ganshoren · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Nivelles · since 2021
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General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Trade name of ZAT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of KNOP2 · Plumbing work · Grimbergen · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2019
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Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of PAWANA · Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Waregem · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Damme · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of RECREATION & LEISURE · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Koksijde · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Knokke-Heist · since 2001
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
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Productie en distributie van stoom en gekoelde lucht · Brugge · since 2007