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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Business and other management consultancy · Herenthout · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2010
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Rixensart · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geel · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Lobby européen des Femmes · Other membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Leuven · since 1993
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Abbreviation of LeuvenFietst · Leuven · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Levant European Forum · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Ternat · since 2018
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Other construction installation · Mol · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Arendonk · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Lokaal Eerlijk Fier ondernemen · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Limelette en Fête · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2023
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Handel in elektriciteit · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Day nurseries and crèches · Alken · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Gerpinnes · since 1983
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2019
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Manhay · since 1999
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Jette · since 2005
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Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Brugge · since 1999
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Evergem · since 2009
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Retail sale of antiques · Brussel · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of FUN OFFICE MANAGEMENT · Full-service restaurants · Chaudfontaine · since 1991
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Lasne · since 1982
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Full-service restaurants · Saint-Ghislain · since 2016