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.
“LocoMotief”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Boechout · since 2018
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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General cleaning of buildings · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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Other education · Torhout · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2020
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Hasselt · since 2006
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Specialist medical practice · Keerbergen · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Ascendere · Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Eeklo · since 1963
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Name of an establishment of KoJo BoRo · Cafés and bars · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other information service activities · Brugge · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2011
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2019
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Day nurseries and crèches · Haacht · since 2026
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Abbreviation of LOCALE ONTWIKKELING EN COMMUNICATIE · Tielt · since 2010
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Hannut · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Motief vzw · Socio-cultural adult education · Mechelen · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2014
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Finishing of textiles · Oostende · since 2021
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Literary creation · Zwevegem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Geel · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of LOMBAERT CONSULTANCY · Activities of building architects · Affligem · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Middelkerke · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Asbl Logistique collaborative · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Trade name of Closset Finné Léonard · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Roeselare · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Mont-de-l'Enclus · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Retail sale of household furniture · Wavre · since 1983