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.
“L'OKAPI”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Finishing of textiles · since 2015
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Sambreville · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Willebroek · since 1988
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Boom · since 1994
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Abbreviation of OKAPI - ASSOCIATION DE LA PROVINCE ORIENTALE · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Veterinary services · Zwevegem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of OKAPI RRR · Hasselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Orthopedie Kinesitherapie Aster Peeters Innovation · Physiotherapy · Holsbeek · since 2023
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Luxembourg 1370 · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1952
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1986
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Lokeren · since 1995
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Nursing and midwifery · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Other business support services · Lichtervelde · since 2010
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Other education · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 1983
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Winterswijk · since 1999
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Bonheiden · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Huldenberg · since 2015
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Deerlijk · since 2017
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Abbreviation of LOKAAL HOBOKEN · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Finishing of textiles · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Other printing · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Stekene · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2008