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.
“Le Timon”
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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Chimay · since 1993
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Vocational training · Remicourt · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schoten · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kapellen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Research and development on biotechnology · Roeselare · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · since 1998
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2007
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CLERVAUX · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostende · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Beersel · since 2019
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Zoersel · since 1984
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Market research and public opinion polling · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Specialist medical practice · Edegem · since 2003
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Plumbing work · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2013
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other educational support services · Duffel · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of LINA & MIRA · Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Gent · since 2020
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2022
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Abbreviation of LICHT-EN MUZIEKONDERNEMING · Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Opwijk · since 2003
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Brugge · since 2023