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
29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Halen · since 1988
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Other education · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 1982
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Other personal services · since 2018
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2019
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1980
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since 2012
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since 2006
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Physiotherapy · since 2025
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since 1971
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Mixed farming · since 1973
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Activities of building architects · since 2018
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · since 1981
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Other personal services · since 2018
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since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 1992
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since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2012
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Raising of dairy cattle · Lummen · since 2005
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2018
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since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2012
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2003
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since 1984
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Binche · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Looz It Events · Temse · since 2018