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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Nursing and midwifery · Lochristi · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1988
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Nursing and midwifery · Viroinval · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ieper · since 2004
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Lint · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Geraardsbergen · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2004
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Other retail sale of food · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of MI-BRUNE · Full-service restaurants · Ans · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of L'ENTITE DU PRINCE · Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Logo en Tekst · Schilde · since 1985
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Other construction installation · Vorselaar · since 2022
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Mixed farming · Oosterzele · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2011
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of E & B CATERING · Full-service restaurants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of SION · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of VALECY · Kippenkwekerijen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants · Haacht · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2002
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since 2018
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Lier · since 2025
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Other education · Alken · since 2025
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Other education · since 2026
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2025
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2026
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Brugge · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of RESTAURANT TIFFANYS · Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2019
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since 1991
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Name of an establishment of SOSPIROLO · Cafés and bars · Ans · since 2023