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.
“Lemon Fish”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Essen · since 2021
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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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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1999
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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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Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · 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
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ciney · since 1977
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ans · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Serviceflats voor ouderen · Sprimont · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of F-ECTIVE · Real estate agency activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2005
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Other education · Roeselare · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bree · since 1990
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Verwerking en conservering van groenten, exclusief productie van diepgevroren groenten · Braine-le-Comte · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oudergem · since 2012