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.
“LE SMASH”
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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Operation of sports facilities · Walcourt · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Jodoigne · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · since 1973
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Abbreviation of L'Académie de Tennis SMASH · Activiteiten van tennisclubs · Charleroi · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 2005
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Fitness centres · Hamont-Achel · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of CARAVAN KITCHEN · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bie MarEll & Co · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hotton · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2023
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Anderlecht · since 2000
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Other business support services · Veurne · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Vielsalm · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of HORECA INVESTMENTS · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Enghien · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
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Abbreviation of les Mousses Tachent · Football clubs · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Les Maîtres Chasseurs · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Stavelot · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016