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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Brasschaat · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Hove · since 2003
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1959
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1979
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Brussel · since 1991
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Name of VISA LUPO · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of VENGA PADEL · Activiteiten van tennisclubs · Destelbergen · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Kalmthout · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2012
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Merchtem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Learn-Live-Love · Socio-cultural adult education · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · La Louvière · since 2010
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Other information technology and computer services · Geel · since 2001
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Computer programming · since 2011
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Middelkerke · since 1993