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.
“LIEFS”
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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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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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · since 2025
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Other information technology and computer services · Zoersel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2024
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Nursing and midwifery · Lille · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Staden · since 2011
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Lier · since 1998
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Braine-le-Comte · since 2017
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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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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Tourist information services · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Leuven · since 2015
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since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024