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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Oupeye · since 2024
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE MAATSCHAPPIJ VRIENDENKRING LA BRUGEOISE · Brugge · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of ROYAL GROUPE RESTO · Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ichtegem · since 2010
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Lessines · since 2000
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ukkel · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Ville de Namur · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Namur · since 1968
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Cafés and bars · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of LE MELVINE · Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of THOMPUB · Cafés and bars · Arlon · since 2008
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Durbuy · since 1959
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1989
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herzele · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oudergem · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of BOURGOIS · Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ONE VISION PRODUCTION · Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2017
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since 1996
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Joinery installation · Fernelmont · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2007
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since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Other business support services · Erpe-Mere · since 2012
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening met huisvesting, n.e.g. · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Les Bons Villers · since 1994