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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · Willebroek · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Wavre · since 2024
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Geer · since 2026
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · Gent · since 1966
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Web portal activities · Tournai · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Ramillies · since 2023
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2003
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Sound recording · Liège · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Zonnebeke · since 2026
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Other specialised design activities · since 2022
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Namur · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1981
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2013
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Photography, excluding press photography · Tournai · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other education · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Other photographic activities · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Vorst · since 2021
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Literary creation · Ukkel · since 2022
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Trade name of Digital Design Studio · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Elsene · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Gerpinnes · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · Beloeil · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Neslany Interieur · Joinery installation · Maldegem · since 2017
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Verwerking en afwerking van hout · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2020
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Geluidsopnamestudio's · since 2021
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Waimes · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2008
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Sports and recreation education · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Brugge · since 2006