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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2019
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Detailhandel in boeken · Rijkevorsel · since 2022
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Day nurseries and crèches · Niel · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2025
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Kruisem · since 2023
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General medical practice · Bonheiden · since 2003
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2024
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Haacht · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Lier · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Staden · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2019
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Media representation · Schoten · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Marvel Momentum · Other education · Gent · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Menen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Gent · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Dendermonde · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Other business support services · Middelkerke · since 2021
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Abbreviation of LIEN CommV · Anzegem · since 2022
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Other personal services · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of DE SYNDICUS · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Hasselt · since 2006
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Tournai · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2025
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Psychology services · Ranst · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · De Panne · since 2023
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Other photographic activities · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2026
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Activiteiten van gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Oostende · since 1948