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.
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 2019
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Koekelberg · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Virton · since 1988
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1989
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Interior design · Schilde · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of AYATEX · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2005
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Arlon · since 2006
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Abbreviation of La Tourelle des Enfants · Verviers · since 1996
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Office administrative and support services · Tielt · since 2020
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · HOOGEVEEN · since 2020
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Abbreviation of La Traversée d'une oeuvre · Book publishing · Namur · since 2015
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Abbreviation of LOISIRS & TRAVAUX EN ÔTEUR · Mons · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Koekelberg · since 1990
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Travel agency activities · Beyne-Heusay · since 1992
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Elsene · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Halen · since 2011
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Other cleaning activities · Wervik · since 2003
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Travel agency activities · Arlon · since 1983
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Real estate agency activities · Mechelen · since 1998
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Ieper · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · Gavere · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Fédération belge des Intérêts touristiques · Brussel · since 1980
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025