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.
“Les Galeries”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of H.V.R.B. · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Châtelet · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Dour · since 1993
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Ciney · since 1981
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Brussel · since 1968
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2011
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Retail sale of household furniture · Boussu · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Vorst · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of GES · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Herentals · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of V PAUSE BELGIQUE · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2016
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Charleroi · since 1965
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rebecq · since 1989
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New Castle County · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of GESKOFFEE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1968
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Les fééries Beaumontoises · Beaumont · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Oude Vlaamse Galerij · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Knokke-Heist · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Ecole de Plongée sous-marine les Astéries · Evere · since 1993
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ath · since 2016
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Brussel · since 1979
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of LES TUILERIES M.P. · Event catering · Esneux · since 2015
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Ukkel · since 1989