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.
“Koel”
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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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Overijse · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · since 2015
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Herent · since 1992
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Diepenbeek · since 1998
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MEYLAN · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2020
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of STEF Logistics Lummen · Warehousing and storage · Lummen · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2007
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Waregem · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Zottegem · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Kluisbergen · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van andere keramische producten · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of ZUID98 · Hairdressing and barber services · Ichtegem · since 2018
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General cleaning of buildings · Pelt · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Other construction installation · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Zedelgem · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2014
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · De Haan · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · De Panne · since 2022
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE OELEGEM SPORTKRING · Contract catering and other food service activities · Ranst · since 1971
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Hasselt · since 2020